Carcinosarcoma of the breast (BCS), a subtype of metaplastic breast cancer, is an
extremely rare and clinically aggressive tumor containing carcinomatous and nonepithelial
components of mesenchymal origin with a clear-cut boundary between them.
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Publication history
Published online: August 29, 2016
Accepted:
August 14,
2016
Received in revised form:
August 5,
2016
Received:
April 16,
2016
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