Primary chondrosarcoma of the breast: a case report.
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چکیده
Mammary sarcomas are uncommon tumors. Of these pure chondrosarcoma without any other area of epithelial or mesenchymal differentiation feature as even rarer. This excludes tumors like malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes and metaplastic carcinoma where malignant cartilaginous areas may be present. Further primary chondrosarcoma arises from breast stroma and not from underlying bone or cartilage. Only five cases of pure and primary chondrosarcoma have been reported so far. The sixth case is reported here.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian journal of cancer
دوره 40 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003