Carcinosarcoma of the Breast: Case Report.

نویسندگان

  • Burhan Mayir
  • Mehmet Tahir Oruç
  • Cemal Özben Ensari
  • Tuna Bilecik
  • Alkan Sakar
  • Zühre Aytaç
  • Erdem Can Yardımcı
چکیده

Carcinosarcoma of the breast represents less than 1% of primary breast mailgnancies. Both malign epithelial and malign mesenchymal elements exist together in the breast. A 59 year old postmenopausal women presents with a bloody nipple discharge and mass in breast. In left breast 2×1 cm mss detected and excisied. At pathological examination breast carcinosarcoma was detected. Then modified radical mastectomy was performed. Tumor measured 4×4×3.5 cm. Tumor cells were negative for estrogen, progesteron. C-erb-B2 was negative. There was no metastasis in axillary lymph node metastasis. Carcinosarcoma of breast is rare tumor. It mass be consider in diagnosis of patients with large breast mass.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of breast health

دوره 10 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014