TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast: A Case Report
AU - Franceschini, Gianluca
AU - Di Giorgio, Danilo
AU - D'Archi, Sabarino
AU - Di Leone, Alba
AU - Alejandro Martin, Sanchez
AU - Masetti, Riccardo
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Phyllodestumours (PTs) of the breast are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms with risks of local recurrence and uncommon metastases [1-3]. They make up 0.3-0.5% of female breast tumours and have an incidence of about 2.1 per million [4-8]. The classification proposed by the World Health Organization for PTs into benign, borderline, and malignantis based on a combination of several histologic features [8].
We report a rare case of a giant malignant phyllodes tumor with metastases to the lung and liver that grew over a 6 years period causing significant ulceration and occasional bleeding.
AB - Phyllodestumours (PTs) of the breast are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms with risks of local recurrence and uncommon metastases [1-3]. They make up 0.3-0.5% of female breast tumours and have an incidence of about 2.1 per million [4-8]. The classification proposed by the World Health Organization for PTs into benign, borderline, and malignantis based on a combination of several histologic features [8].
We report a rare case of a giant malignant phyllodes tumor with metastases to the lung and liver that grew over a 6 years period causing significant ulceration and occasional bleeding.
KW - Malignant phyllodes tumor, Breast, Surgical treatment
KW - Malignant phyllodes tumor, Breast, Surgical treatment
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/143209
U2 - 10.23937/2474-3682/1510054
DO - 10.23937/2474-3682/1510054
M3 - Article
SN - 2474-3682
VL - 2
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - CLINICAL MEDICAL IMAGE LIBRARY
JF - CLINICAL MEDICAL IMAGE LIBRARY
ER -