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.
Franceschini, G., Di Giorgio, D., D'Archi, S., Di Leone, A., Alejandro Martin, S., Masetti, R., Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast: A Case Report, <<CLINICAL MEDICAL IMAGE LIBRARY>>, 2016; 2 (7): 1-4. [doi:10.3892/ol.2016.4583] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/143209]
Giant Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast: A Case Report
Franceschini, Gianluca;Di Leone, Alba;Masetti, Riccardo
2016
Abstract
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.
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