Affiliations: [a] Health Science Center, State University of Piauí, Teresina (PI), Brazil | [b] Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncocenter, Teresina (PI), Brazil
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Corresponding author: Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa, Rua Olavo Bilac, 2335 – Centro (Sul), Teresina (PI), Brazil. Tel.: +55 86 3221 4749; E-mail: rafaelearcosta@gmail.com
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MBC) is a rare type of breast cancer (0.20–1.00% of all cases). With a more aggressive clinical course, MBC frequently presents as a triple-negative subtype. OBJECTIVE:To describe a case series, analyzing patients survival in four MBC cases. METHODS:The cases were obtained from 532 medical records of breast cancer patients (0.7% of the total). RESULTS:All patients were female. Mean patient age was 49 years (range: 38–60 years). Mean tumor size was 8.9 cm (range: 3.0–15.5 cm). Mastectomy was performed in three cases. One patient had axillary nodal metastasis. All underwent chemotherapy and three received radiation therapy after surgery. CONCLUSIONS:With a mean follow-up of 36 months (range: 10–60 months), one case had a tumor recurrence (25%). Three patients (75%) died from metastatic disease and one (25%) is still alive and free of disease.
Keywords: Survival, breast neoplasms, recurrence, neoplasm metastasis, medical records
DOI: 10.3233/BD-210040
Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 133-136, 2022
