Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2456260 | Research in Veterinary Science | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Feline mammary carcinomas are known for their unfavourable prognosis due to a strong tendency to local recurrence and metastasis. We studied 73 spontaneous primary mammary carcinomas and identified eight cases presenting a biphasic nature, with neoplastic epithelial and myoepithelial cells (complex carcinoma). These cases presented histopathologic features associated with a better prognosis; they were also associated with higher overall survival and disease-free survival rates compared to other common invasive mammary carcinomas of non-specified type. Complex carcinoma appears to be a low-grade malignancy.
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Authors
Fernanda Seixas, Carlos Palmeira, Maria Anjos Pires, Carlos Lopes,