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Lung is the most common target organ for distant metastasis of phyllodes tumor (PT), where the metastatic tumors are mostly seen as nodules or masses. We report here a rare case in which pure ground-glass opacity (GGO) was observed on chest CT about 3 years after the initial treatment of breast PT. After the lung lobectomy, we histologically confirmed that it should be diagnosed as a metastasis of PT. GGO rarely shows on metastatic tumors, and no reports have been made on GGO thus far in connection with metastasis of PT. Thus, in case GGO was found on the CT of patients having a history of PT, we suggest to take possible distant-metastasis into consideration.
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Nakamura, S., Goto, T., Nara, S. et al. Pure ground glass opacity (GGO) on chest CT: a rare presentation of lung metastasis of Malignant Phyllodes Tumor. Breast Cancer 27, 1187–1190 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-020-01122-y
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