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Fibromatosis-like metaplastic carcinoma of the breast has a claudin-low immunohistochemical phenotype.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Aug 2014
Rito Miguel, Schmitt Fernando, Pinto António E, André Saudade
Abstract excerpt
Fibromatosis-like metaplastic carcinoma (FLMCa) of the breast is a rare low-grade spindle cell carcinoma, of which the biological characteristics have not been well studied. This study aims to assess, in FLMCa, immunohistochemical expression of claudins (CLDN) and features connected with the claudin-low subtype, such as the presence of tumor initiating cells (TIC), epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)...
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