Malignant phyllodes tumor with heterologous liposarcomatous differentiation and tubular adenoma-like epithelial component [Abstract]

International Journal of Medical Sciences

6 July 2008
Sunday

ISSN 1449-1907

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Int J Med Sci 2006; 3:130-134 ©Ivyspring International Publisher

Case Report

Malignant phyllodes tumor with heterologous liposarcomatous differentiation and tubular adenoma-like epithelial component

L. Uriev¹, I. Maslovsky², P. Vainshtein³, B. Yoffe³, D. Ben-Dor¹

1. Institute of Pathology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
2. Department of Internal Medicine, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
3. Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel

Abstract

Phyllodes tumor of the breast is a biphasic fibroepithelial neoplasm. A 30-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of a palpable, asymptomatic right breast mass without axillary lymphadenopathy and family history of breast carcinoma. Malignant phyllodes tumor was diagnosed. The authors present not previously described histological appearance of this tumor where an epithelial component was identical to that of a tubular adenoma of the breast, with the review of the literature. This is in addition to very rare liposarcomatous stromal differentiation in the malignant phyllodes tumor.

Keywords: phyllodes tumor, liposarcoma, tubular adenoma

How to cite this article:
Uriev L, Maslovsky I, Vainshtein P, Yoffe B, Ben-Dor D. Malignant phyllodes tumor with heterologous liposarcomatous differentiation and tubular adenoma-like epithelial component. Int J Med Sci 2006; 3:130-134. Available from: http://www.medsci.org/v03p0130.htm