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Metaplastic breast carcinoma with upper limb gangrene

Rajan R 1 , Abdullah N 1 , Abdullah NMA 2 , Mohd Kassim AY 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Surgery
  • 2 Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • 3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur (UKMMC), Malaysia
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press), 2017;9:297-299.
PMID: 28496362 DOI: 10.2147/BCTT.S126909

Abstract

Metaplastic breast carcinomas (MBCs) are rapidly growing tumors with histological heterogeneity, and triple negative receptor status. The aim of this case report is to highlight a case of advanced MBC with axillary artery infiltration leading to gangrene of the ipsilateral upper limb, in a young woman.

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