Spindle cell metaplastic carcinoma of breast: A clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis

Abstract

Based on this series, SpCMC is a rare variant of metaplastic breast carcinoma with the distinct histopathological and immunohistochemical features. The biological behaviors of SpCMC, like axillary lymph node status, were quite different from that of IDC, suggesting that it may act as an independent pathologic subtype. Immunohistochemical analysis of a panel of epithelial and myoepithelial markers could contribute to the pathologic diagnosis of SpCMC.