A malignant phyllodes tumor with liposarcomatous differentiation case with 3-year follow-up

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2019;60(3):979-983.

Abstract

Phyllodes tumors (PTs) are a group of rarely breast tumors of fibro-epithelial origin, counting for about 1% of the breast malignancies divided, based on histological features, in benign, borderline and malignant neoplasms, arising most of them in women in their 40's. Among this complex group of tumors, the liposarcomatous differentiation is an even more rare lesion, counting for about 0.3% of all primary sarcomas of the breast. This article presents a case of a 48-year-old woman with a breast malignant PT with liposarcomatous differentiation, diagnosed by guided core biopsy, treated by excision and subsequent simple mastectomy followed by radiotherapy, with a 3-year follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Differentiation*
  • Cell Nucleus / pathology
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Liposarcoma / complications*
  • Liposarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Liposarcoma / pathology*
  • Mammography
  • Middle Aged
  • Phyllodes Tumor / complications*
  • Phyllodes Tumor / diagnostic imaging
  • Phyllodes Tumor / pathology*
  • S100 Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • S100 Proteins