We report a case of breast carcinoma in a lactating woman with an osteosarcomatous and chondrosarcomatous metaplasia and multicystic hemorrhagic appearance. Grossly and on low microscopic power it simulated a teleangiectatic osteosarcoma. Clinical and mammographic presentation and fine needle aspiration biopsy initially suggested a hemangioma which resulted in delayed treatment.
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