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Orthotopic Injection of Breast Cancer Cells into the Mice Mammary Fat Pad
Published on: January 20, 2019
Metaplastic breast cancer
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA. melanies@reyes.stanford.edu
Abstract:
A case of metaplastic breast cancer in a patient with a history of infiltrating ductal carcinoma is presented, including representative mammographic and pathologic findings. The correlation between coarse calcifications on mammography and heterologous osseous elements on histologic review is noted. A brief summary of the typical clinical and pathologic features, as well as clinical studies relating to metaplastic breast cancer, are presented.
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