16 March 2010
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16 March 2010
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ISSN 1449-1907 |
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 1. Institute of Pathology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel 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 |