title: [Eleven cases of spindle cell carcinoma of the breast, with special reference to cystic changes in the tumor].
abstract: The clinicopathological features of 11 cases of a spindle cell carcinoma handled by our department have been investigated and are presented, with two cases that demonstrated cystic changes. Out of a total of 1,524 breast carcinomas that were treated, 11 (0.72%) were spindle cell carcinomas. The size of the tumor was generally larger than in other more common types of breast carcinomas, but the degree of a lymph node metastasis was low and the prognosis was better. As for the ER status, 4 out of 5 cases were negative. As cystic changes in the tumor were found in 5 of the 11 cases, it would seem that spindle cell carcinomas of the breast tend to show cystic changes in their tumors.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Dept. of Surgery, Gunma Univ.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maemura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izuo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosumi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis