Metaplastic carcinoma

Metaplastic carcinoma is cancer that begins in cells that have changed into another cell type (for example, a squamous cell of the esophagus changing to resemble a cell of the stomach). In some cases, metaplastic changes alone may mean there is an increased chance of cancer developing at the site. Metaplastic carcinoma is a relatively uncommon type of cancer with treatment generally similar to that of invasive ductal carcinoma of no special type.^[1]

References

↑ "Metaplastic Breast Cancer". Johns Hopkins Medicine. Johns Hopkins University. 4/22/15. Retrieved 4/22/15. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)

External links

Metaplastic carcinoma entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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