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Advanced MRI applications and findings of malignant phyllodes tumour: review of two cases

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Phyllodes tumour or cystosarcoma phyllodes is a rare stromal breast tumour that is usually benign but on rare occasions can turn malignant. Non-specificity of the imaging features on sonography and mammography makes it difficult to distinguish malignant from benign counterparts solely based on imaging. The final diagnosis is still highly dependent on histopathological assessment. Herein, we describe two cases of malignant phyllodes tumour with emphasis on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features using advanced MR applications.

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Acknowledgments

These case studies were supported in part by the University of Malaya Research funding under grants RG390-11HTM and RG171/09HTM.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Imaging, University Malaya Research Imaging Centre (UMRIC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sharifah Majedah Idrus Alhabshi, Kartini Rahmat, Hasyma Abu Hassan & Caroline Judy Westerhout

  2. Department of Radiology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sharifah Majedah Idrus Alhabshi

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Patricia Ann Chandran

  4. Department of Radiology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Hasyma Abu Hassan

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Alhabshi, S.M.I., Rahmat, K., Abu Hassan, H. et al. Advanced MRI applications and findings of malignant phyllodes tumour: review of two cases. Jpn J Radiol 31, 342–348 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-013-0183-y

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