title: Carcinosarcoma of the breast.
abstract: Carcinosarcoma of the breast is an extremely rare and aggressive tumour with two distinct cell lines comprising epithelial and mesenchymal components, with few cases reported in the literature. The prognosis of carcinosarcoma breast is less favourable compared to more common types of breast cancers such as infiltrating ductal or lobular carcinomas. These tumours form a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A case of carcinosarcoma breast in a 36 years old woman is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute, Islamabad. drabbasiameen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Muhammad Ameen
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.forename: Humera
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faheem
authors.forename: Khurshid Ahmed
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Javed
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Irfan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010154:Pakistan; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome