2002•Journal of the Korean Radiological SocietyRequires access

Metaplastic Carcinoma of the Breast with Chondroid Calcification: A Case Report

Byung Ki Kim, Kyung Hwan Byun, Soo Yun Chung, Mi Gyung Yi, Jong Yup Bae, Chul‐Woon Chung

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Metaplastic carcinoma is a rare form of breast carcinoma in hich a variety of metaplastic changes occur. These commonly involve squamous or spindle cells, but pure chondroid metaplasia is relatively uncommon. We report a case of metaplastic carcinoma of the breast which mainly involved chondroid metaplasia and in which chondroid calcifications were seen on mammograms.

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Key concepts: Metaplastic carcinoma, Metaplasia, Calcification, Pathology, Medicine, Carcinoma, Breast carcinoma, Dystrophic calcification