Dramatic Response to Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Radiation in a Patient With Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Breast.

Oncologist

Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA.

Published: December 2016

Malignant myoepithelioma of the breast (MMB) is extremely rare and often presents as a diagnostic challenge. This article reports on a rare case of aggressive MMB in a 52-year-old woman who experienced a dramatic response to carboplatin, paclitaxel, and radiation.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5153352PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0092DOI Listing

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