Pancreatic metastasis from malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast
- Author:
Seung Eun LEE
1
;
Young Kyung BAE
;
Joon Hyuk CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case report
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 2021;38(1):78-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pancreatic metastasis from malignant phyllodes tumor (PT) of the breast is rare, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of pancreatic metastasis from malignant PT of the breast in a 48-year-old woman. She had had three episodes of recurrence of malignant PT in her right breast. She presented with epigastric pain for 2 months. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 6 cm-sized, well-defined, heterogeneous mass with peripheral enhancement in the body of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration was performed, and the pathologic report suggested spindle cell mesenchymal neoplasm. Subsequently, surgical excision was performed, and the mass was confirmed as a metastatic malignant PT. The imaging findings are discussed and the literature is briefly reviewed in this report.
