Chondroid metaplasia: a rare subtype of metaplastic breast carcinoma

Authors : Semra DEMİRLİ ATICI, Semra SALİMOĞLU, Yasemin KIRMIZI, Dilek KUZUKIRAN, Cengiz AYDIN

Pages : 73-76

Doi:10.18621/eurj.460263

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Publication Date : 2020-01-04

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Metaplastic breast carcinoma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MBC); is a subtype of breast malignant lesions which is very rare seen. Clinically, MBC is more aggressive and has worse prognosis than other subtypes of breast cancers. A 61-year-old female patient who had a rapidly enlarging and palpabl   mass on the left breast applied. Core biopsy was performed and pathology was reported as   invasive ductal carcinoma. The patient who had been diagnosed with breast cancer was   operated and postoperative course was unremarkable. She was discharged postoperative third day with no complication. Postoperative specimen pathology was reported as a rare type of   breast metaplastic carcinoma which was chondroid metaplasia. Here we aimed to report, a case of chondroid metaplasia which is a rare type of metaplastic breast carcinoma with the literature. 
Keywords : Metaplastic carcinoma, chondroid metaplasia, breast cancer