Open Access
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(03): 400-404
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_27_17
Case Report

Carcinosarcoma (Metaplastic Carcinoma) Breast: A Rare and Aggressive Primary – Report of Two Cases with Review of Literature

Gunjesh Kumar Singh
Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Pragya Singh
Department of Pathology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
KT Bhowmik
Department of Radiotherapy, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
› Author Affiliations

Financial support and sponsorship Nil.
Preview

Abstract

Carcinosarcoma (CS) also known as metaplastic carcinoma of the breast is a rare and aggressive type of malignancy with controversial origin. Currently, there are no standard treatment guidelines outlined, owing to the rarity of the disease, but according to the available literature, surgery followed by adjuvant radiation therapy has the greatest benefit. We are presenting two cases of CS of breast developing metastasis. One of the cases presented with lung metastasis during the course of follow-up and responded significantly to chemotherapy, and the other is currently receiving chemotherapy. The cases are being presented here along with the literature review enlightening the current knowledge and available treatment options.



Publication History

Article published online:
17 June 2021

© 2018. Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India