A case of breast cancer with a chondrosarcomatous appearance
Ohsumi, S.; Tsutsumi, A.; Takeuchi, R.; Kawano, R.; Sonoo, H.
Gan no Rinsho. Japan Journal of Cancer Clinics 33(7): 829-833
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4949 PMID: 3039193 Document Number: 301296
A case of a breast tumor which showed the appearance of invasive ductal carcinoma and chondrosarcoma is reported. The patient was a 36-year-old female. Simple mastectomy and lymph node dissection were performed for the tumor. Local recurrence and metastases to the contralateral breast, lymph nodes, subcutaneous tissue, and bones arose after the operation. She died of the disease 2 years and 3 months after the operation. It is thought that this tumor had formed as a result of metaplasia of the carcinomatous tissue, since a histological transition between the carcinoma and sarcoma was demonstrated.