2021•European Journal of Clinical and Experimental MedicineOpen access

Fibromatosis-like spindle-cell metaplastic carcinoma of the breast – a case report

Michał Osuchowski, Dorota Bartusik‐Aebisher, Ewa Kaznowska, David Aebisher

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Introduction. Metaplastic breast carcinoma is expressing epithelial and/or mesenchymal tissue within the same tumor. Aim. The aim of this study is to evaluate metaplastic breast carcinoma in a case report and literature review. Description of the case. The presented case desribes metaplastic carcinoma of the breast in 65 years old female patient. Conclusion. Fibromatosis-cell metaplastic carcinoma of the breast presents a particularly large diagnostic challenge. Malignant variants of this disease have been described in the literature.

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Key concepts: Metaplastic carcinoma, Spindle cell carcinoma, Medicine, Breast carcinoma, Fibromatosis, Pathology, Carcinoma, Mesenchymal stem cell