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Breast Cancer
Metaplastic breast cancer and adenocarcinoma should have similar treatment plans
December 1st, 2005
Reasearchers advocate that metaplastic breast cancer and adenocarcinoma of the breast should follow a similar treatment plan. According to investigators from the United States, "Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast, a neoplasm with both epithelial and mesenchymal elements, represents less than 1 per cent of all breast cancer." G.R. Gibson and colleagues "reviewed the records of all patients diagnosed with localized metaplastic breast cancer from 1991 to 2003 at their institution." The authors "identified 21 patients. Mean primary tumor size was 4.62 cm. Eight patients (38%) had axillary node involvement at presentation. All the tumors were high grade....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-01)
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