Table 2.

Summary of clinical and pathological information of the patients with Metaplastic carcinoma

Parameter	Value
No. of patients	36
Median age, years (range)	60 (36–87)
Pathological Stage, n (%)
I/II	16 (44.4)
III/IV	6 (16.7)
Unknown	14 (38.9)
Median Tumor size (cm, range)	3.5 (0.5–10.5)
Lymph nodes, n (%)
Negative	16 (44.4)
Positive	10 (27.8 )
Unknown	10 (27.8)
Site of distant metastasis (n)
Lung and pleura	3
Vertebrae	1
Brain	1
Predominant metaplastic component, n (%)
Spindle	12 (33.3)
Squamous	16 (44.4)
Chondroid	6 (16.7)
Osseous	2 (5.6)
Histological Grade
1	0
2	11 (30.6 %)
3	22 (61.1 %)
β-catenin
Normal	3 (8.3)
Aberrant	33 (91.7)