title: Metaplastic breast carcinoma:  more than a special type.
abstract: Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MBC) is a special histological type of invasive breast cancer. MBC is a descriptive and operational term for a heterogeneous collection of tumours with distinct histologies, clinical behaviours and potentially responses to therapy.
authors: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors: Britta
authors: B
authors: Weigelt
authors: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors: Carey
authors: C
authors: Eberle
authors: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors: Catherine F
authors: CF
authors: Cowell
authors: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors: Charlotte K Y
authors: CK
authors: Ng
authors: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA. reisfilj@mskcc.org
authors: Jorge S
authors: JS
authors: Reis-Filho
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D009154:Mutation; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010641:Phenotype