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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr 25;17(1):8.
doi: 10.1186/2047-783X-17-8.

Coexistence of benign phyllodes tumor and invasive ductal carcinoma in distinct breasts: case report

Guerino Barbalaco Neto  1 , Claudia Rossetti, Natalia A Souza, Fernando LA Fonseca, Ligia Ajaime Azzalis, Virginia Berlanga Campos Junqueira, Vitor E Valenti, Luiz Carlos de Abreu
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Coexistence of benign phyllodes tumor and invasive ductal carcinoma in distinct breasts: case report

Guerino Barbalaco Neto et al. Eur J Med Res. .

Abstract

This report describes a rare case of coexistence of benign phyllodes tumor, which measured 9 cm in the right breast, and invasive ductal carcinoma of 6 cm in the left breast, synchronous and independent, in a 66-year-old patient. The patient underwent a bilateral mastectomy due to the size of both lesions. Such situations are rare and usually refer to the occurrence of ductal or lobular carcinoma in situ when associated with malignant phyllodes tumors, and more often in ipsilateral breast or intra-lesional.

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“Mammographic examination of the patient. Left 2006, 1 year later.
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Figure 2
Anatomopathological results of phyllodes tumor.
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Figure 3
Anatomopathological results of the carcinoma in the left breast.
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Figure 4
Histological results of phyllodes tumor.
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Figure 5
Histological results of the carcinoma in the left breast.
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