Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast: A clinicopathological review

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2015

Dr. M. Vijaya Sree, Dr. M. Rajani, Dr. C. Padmavathi Devi, Dr. G. Sailabala

Aim- To evaluate the clinicopathological features of Metaplastic carcinomas.

Methods-Data of 11 patients with metaplastic east carcinoma were retrospectively reviewed in a 3 years period.

Results- The patients ages ranged from 28 years to 70 years (median 49 years). The tumours were 4 to 10 cm (median 7 cm) in size. Patients

underwent modified radical mastectomy and one patient underwent lumpectomy. One patient had axillary lymphnode metastasis. TNM

staging, Tumour size and Axillary nodal status were significant prognostic factors of survival.

Conclusions- All the three subtypes of Metaplastic carcinoma are known to behave aggressively and should be differentiated from the low

grade fiomatosis -like Metaplastic carcinoma, which does not metastasise.