Title: What Lies Beneath?
Authors: Dr Jayanthan Bhaskar Subramanian, Dr C. Kaliyappa, Dr V. Rajasenthil
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i8.110
Abstract
We present a 65 year old female, who came with complaints of ulcer in the right breast which was later found to be a metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the breast, a rare histological variant.
Keywords: Metaplastic Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma Breast, Rare Histological Variant, Triple Negative Variant.
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