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Case Reports
. 2006 Apr;2(2):e33.
doi: 10.2349/biij.2.2.e33. Epub 2006 Apr 1.

Phyllodes tumour of the breast

M Muttarak  1 , P Lerttumnongtum, A Somwangjaroen, B Chaiwun
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Case Reports

Phyllodes tumour of the breast

M Muttarak et al. Biomed Imaging Interv J. 2006 Apr.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Mediolateral oblique and (B) craniocaudal mammograms show a heterogeneously-dense breast with a round, well-circumscribed, 4.5-cm mass at 3 o’clock in the left breast.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Transverse US image shows a circumscribed, lobulated mass with heterogeneous internal echoes and a slight posterior acoustic enhancement (arrows).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photograph of an excised specimen shows a well-circumscribed, macrolobulated mass with greyish-white trabeculated cut surface.
Figure 4
Figure 4
(A) Photomicrograph shows circumscribed border of tumour (arrows) (Haematoxylin & eosin stain, X40). (B) Photomicrograph shows spindle cells with plump nuclei (arrow). Mitosis (double arrows) is also noted. (Haematoxylin & eosin stain, X400).
Figure 5
Figure 5
Benign phyllodes tumour in a 35-year-old woman. (a) Transverse US image shows a circumscribed heterogenous echo with a small cystic space (arrow) and a slight posterior acoustic enhancement. (b) Photomicrograph shows leaf-like processes containing cellular stroma lined with benign ductal epithelial cells projecting into the cystic space (haematoxylin & eosin stain; x100).
Figure 6
Figure 6
Benign phyllodes tumour in a 48-year-old woman. Left craniocaudal mammogram shows a 6-cm lobulated, circumscribed mass in the inner quadrant.
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