title: Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast with high grade spindle cell component with osteoid formation--a rare case report.
abstract: Metaplastic carcinoma breast is rare entity with incidence of 0.02% of all breast malignancies. The ranges of age at diagnosis as well as clinical symptoms do not differ from that of conventional invasive ductal breast cancer. We are reporting a rare case diagnosed as metaplastic breast carcinoma on ultrasonography and confirmed histopathologically. The case merits presentation because of its rarity, low frequency of axillary metastasis and difficulty in interpreting the morphological features which correspond with prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, M.M. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana (Distt - Ambala), Haryana, India. singalrikki@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Naredi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography