[Eleven cases of spindle cell carcinoma of the breast, with special reference to cystic changes in the tumor].
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.
Maemura
M
M
2nd Dept. of Surgery, Gunma Univ.
Izuo
M
M
Ishida
T
T
Kurosumi
M
M
Ishikita
T
T
Aoyagi
H
H
Kurihara
T
T
Iino
Y
Y
Kawai
T
T
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