Open AccessMETAPLASTIC CARCINOMA OF BREAST : A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Manju Rawat Singh,
S. N. Gole,
S. L. Nirala,
T Narasimha Murty
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/2601323
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , metaplastic carcinoma , axillary lymph nodes , biopsy , mastectomy , histopathology , breast carcinoma , estrogen receptor , immunohistochemistry , carcinoma , pathology , oncology , radiology , cancer
Metaplastic breast cancer constitute nearly 1 % of all breast carcinoma cases. There is metaplasia of normal epithelialcomponents of the breast into other types. They are highly aggressive with very poor prognosis. Here we present a caseof 30 year old female who presented with a breast lump in her left breast associated with dull aching pain. It was 10 x 10cm in size involving upper inner, upper outer, lower outer quadrants and retroareolar area of left breast. USG wassuugestive of BIRADS VI lesion. Axillary lymph nodes were not found enlarged clinically or radiologically. Core biopsyreport showed Phylloides tumor of breast. The patient underwent simple mastectomy of left breast and histopathologyrevealed spindle cell variant of metaplastic breast cancer. The cell blocks sent for immunohistochemistry were negativefor estrogen, progesterone receptors and Her2neu receptor. The post surgical treatment of this type of breast cancer isstill under study.