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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb 22:9:35-7.
doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S96115. eCollection 2016.

"Ruptured" malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast: a case report

Chagkrit Ditsatham  1 , Areewan Somwangprasert  1 , Kirati Watcharachan  1 , Phanchaporn Wongmaneerung  1
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"Ruptured" malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast: a case report

Chagkrit Ditsatham et al. Int Med Case Rep J. .

Abstract

Phyllodes tumor or cystosarcoma phyllodes is a rare disease and is usually seen in middle-aged patients. Ruptured phyllodes tumor is a very rare condition. Our study reports patient presentation, diagnosis method, and treatment of an unusual case. A 58-year-old premenopausal female was diagnosed with a phyllodes tumor and presented with a rapidly growing mass for 2 months that ruptured 1 month later. She underwent simple mastectomy at the left side of her breast and received adjuvant radiotherapy. No recurrence was found 4 months after operation.

Keywords: breast; malignant; phyllodes tumor; ruptured.

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Figure 1
Tumor of entire left breast (rupture size 22×18 cm).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT chest shows huge inhomogeneous enhanced mass at left breast. Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Microscopic study of phyllodes tumor. Notes: Microscopic study of phyllodes tumor displays increased stromal cells with cleft- and leaf-like appearance of ducts and malignant spindle cells in the stroma with frequent mitoses (arrows) (H&E ×40). Abbreviation: H&E, hematoxylin and eosin.
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