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Table 1 Clinicopathological features of metaplastic carcinoma cases

From: Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast: an immunohistochemical study

NO

Age

Side

Focality

Epithelial component

Mesenchymal component

Additional features

LN status

Mets

Recurrence

Specific feature

1

31

RT

Unifocal

IDC-GIII

Spindle cell sarcoma

Syncytiotroph giant Cells

3/22

liver

+

Pregnancy

2

23

RT

Unifocal

IDC-GII

MFH-like sarcoma

Syncytiotroph giant Cells

11/21

lung

+

Pregnancy

3

29

RT

Unifocal

DCIS

Spindle cell Sarcoma

Syncytiotroph giant Cells

None

None

None

Post abortion

4

30

RT

Unifocal

S C C with glandular differentiation

None

None

1/12

None

Residual tumor

None

5

32

RT

Unifocal

S C C

Spindle cell Sarcoma

None

1/5

None

Lost case

None

6

69

RT

Multifocal

S C C

None

None

None

None

+

None

7

38

LT

Unifocal

IDC-GIII

Sarcoma

heterologous chondroid and myxoid elements

None

None

+

None

  1. RT = right LT = left IDC = invasive ductal carcinoma DCIS = ductal carcinoma in situ SCC = Squamous cell carcinoma LN = Lymph node ,MFH = Malignant fibrous histiocytoma.