Abstract
Objective
The aim of the study was to report a case with a giant phyllodes tumor of the left breast and discuss the diagnostic and management challenges.
Methods
A 47-year-old female patient was admitted to our center (Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Luzhou Medical College, China) due to a large left breast mass for about 2.5 years. Core tissue biopsy showed mixed epithelial-stromal proliferation suggestive of a phyllodes tumor. Left modified radical mastectomy with dissection of level I and level II lymph nodes was performed.
Results
The pathologic findings of this procedure were consistent with borderline phyllodes tumor. The tumor measured 47.5 cm × 37.0 cm × 28.0 cm and weighed 9.79 kg ex vivo.
Conclusion
To our knowledge, this patient presented one of the biggest phyllodes tumors of breast in all cases reported in English-language publications so far.
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Xia, D., Zuo, H., Quan, Y. et al. Giant phyllodes tumor of the breast: a case report. Chin. -Ger. J. Clin. Oncol. 9, 674–676 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10330-010-0688-0
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