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metaplastic carcinoma

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metaplastic carcinoma
n.
Carcinoma occurring in the upper respiratory tract or alimentary tract or in the breast, and composed of spindle-shaped tumor cells.


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The final histopathologic diagnosis was metaplastic carcinoma with a predominant osteosarcomatous differentiation (>99% of the tumor volume) (Figure 9) and minor components of poorly differentiated infiltrating ductal carcinoma, not otherwise specified (Elston Score = 8), and high-grade intraductal carcinoma, cribriform-type with apocrine features (Figure 10).
2) Nevertheless, it is not clear whether this tumor is an unusual metaplastic carcinoma or if it originates in mesenchymal or stem cells.
Discussion Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast is rare, making up 0.
 
 
 
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