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Cytogenetic analysis shows that carcinosarcomas of the breast are of monoclonal origin
1 Jun 1998
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Carcinosarcoma of the breast is a rare biphasic neoplasm composed of a carcinomatous component contiguous or admixed with a pleomorphic spindle cell component. The issues of the histogenesis and clonal composition of carcinosarcomas have long been debated. We present the first cytogenetic characterization of mammary carcinosarcomas by analysis of eight tumor samples from two patients with this disease. In the...
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