Metaplastic breast carcinoma with extensive osseous differentiation: a case report

Breast. 2008 Jun;17(3):314-6. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.09.006. Epub 2007 Nov 26.

Abstract

We present a case of a 77-year-old female who had a metaplastic breast carcinoma with extensive osseous differentiation. Her mammogram showed a largely calcified mass, but the pathology revealed that the calcification was ossification. The radiologic differentiation between an osteoid matrix and a dense calcification is discussed. Radiologic and pathologic correlation is also provided.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnostic imaging
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary