Radiologic-pathologic conference of the University of Ankara Medical School: metaplastic breast carcinoma with osteochondrosarcomatous differentiation

Autor: Koray Ceyhan, Cisel Yazgan, Savaş Koçak, Y. Serdar Akyar, Selma Tukel, Basak Erguvan-Dogan, Serpil Dizbay Sak, Çetin Atasoy
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 185(6)
ISSN: 0361-803X
Popis: 5Department of Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. 75-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of painless palpable mass in her right breast. Mammography revealed a 4-cm oval calcified mass in the upper outer right breast (Figs. 1A and 1B). A second 1cm lobulated mass was detected in the 12o’clock region. The patient underwent incisional biopsy of the palpable mass, which revealed invasive ductal cancer with osteochondrosarcomatous differentiation (Fig. 1C). Chest radiography and a bone scan were negative for distant metastasis. The patient underwent a right mastectomy. Histopathologic evaluation revealed a second 1.5cm focus of osteochondrosarcomatous metaplastic cancer in the 12-o’clock position in addition to residual metaplastic cancer at the A
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