Clinicopathologic characteristics of mixed epithelial/mesenchymal metaplastic breast carcinoma (carcinosarcoma): a meta-analysis of Chinese patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Breast carcinosarcoma is a rare subtype of metaplastic breast cancer. It is characterised by large tumour size, higher rates of axillary nodal involvement, higher rates of both local and distant recurrence, and is difficult to diagnose with preoperative core needle biopsies. Adjuvant treatment after surgical operation may improve the five-year OS of patients with breast carcinosarcoma. PMID: 31820860 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Polish Journal of Pathology - Category: Pathology Tags: Pol J Pathol Source Type: research