Malignant phyllodes tumor with extensive lipomatous differentiation

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Sep 22;15(11):2401-2405. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.023. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Phyllodes tumors are uncommon neoplasms of the breast. Lipomatous differentiation of malignant phyllodes tumor is a rare stromal alteration of this fibroepithelial tumor, demonstrated as a fat-containing mass on imaging. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast that demonstrated extensive lipomatous differentiation.

Keywords: Fibroadenoma; Hamartoma; Lipomatous differentiation; Phyllodes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports