Huge Cystosarcoma Phyllodes: A case report.
- Author:
Sang Dal LEE
1
;
Seok Jin NAM
;
Jung Hyun YANG
;
Young Ryun OH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phyllodes tumor;
Malignant
- MeSH:
Breast;
Female;
Humans;
Mastectomy, Simple;
Middle Aged;
Necrosis;
Odors;
Phyllodes Tumor*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
1999;57(3):441-445
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of huge cystosarcoma phyllodes is presented. A 45-year-old female visited our clinic because she had had a mass in the right breast for two and a half years. She had performed breast mass excisions at the same site on 2 different occasions, 5 and 3 years ago. The tumors consisted of benign phyllodes, and there had been necrosis with a foul odor in half of the mass surface. A total mastectomy was performed due to the large size (30x22 cm), the recurrent nature and a fear of malignancy. The tumor was somewhat incompletely well-encapsulated and was adherent to the pectoralis major. Pathologic findings revealed that the tumor was made up of malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes.
