Huge malignant phyllodes breast tumor: a real entity in a new era of early breast cancer

World J Surg Oncol. 2015 Feb 27:13:81. doi: 10.1186/s12957-015-0508-7.

Abstract

Phyllodes tumor is an extremely rare tumor of the breast. It occurs in females in the third and fourth decades. The difficulty in distinguishing between phyllodes tumors and benign fibroadenoma may lead to misdiagnosis. Lymph node involvement is rarely described in phyllodes tumors; for this reason, sentinel node biopsy may be warranted. We present a case of a 33-year-old woman affected by huge tumor of the right breast with ulceration in the skin with a rapid tumor growth and with omolateral axillary metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Axilla
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Fibroadenoma / pathology*
  • Fibroadenoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Phyllodes Tumor / secondary*
  • Phyllodes Tumor / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy*