title: Case report: Metaplastic carcinoma presenting as a breast abscess.
abstract: Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MBC) is a rare neoplasm containing a mixture of epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The epithelial component is usually ductal carcinoma but may include other variants of breast carcinomas including squamous carcinoma and osteogenic sarcoma. There is a relative paucity of data regarding such tumours. Metaplastic carcinoma carries a prognosis not dissimilar to that of comparable ductal carcinoma. This is the case of a 57 year old patient with MBC presenting with a breast abscess. A thorough literature search has not revealed any previous reports of MBC presenting as a breast abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust, Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL, UK. corrine_wong@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Corrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colclough
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marsh