Metaplastic Carcinoma Breast: A Clinical Analysis of Nine Cases
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Metaplastic Carcinoma of Breast
Metaplastic carcinoma of breast (MBC) is a rare type of invasive breast carcinoma. It poses diagnostic challenge due to its varied histology and diverse differentiation. These are heterogenous group of tumors in which part or whole of the carcinomatous component is transformed into a metaplastic mesenchymal component and runs an aggressive clinical course. We present two cases of metaplastic ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27977.10472