Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes in breast carcinosarcoma: A SEER population-based study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Carcinosarcoma of the breast is a rare disease. Its clinicopathological features and prognosis are not well defined. The aim of this study was to compare the clinicopathological features and clinical outcome between breast carcinosarcoma and breast invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with breast carcinosarcoma and breast IDC were identified through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 2010 to 2015. Then a comparison was conducted between these two groups. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance the effects of baseline clinicopathological differences. The Cox proportional hazard model was used to identify potential prognostic factors of breast carcinosarcoma. RESULTS:In total, we identified 63 patients w

SUBMITTER: Lin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7375547 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature