J Korean Surg Soc.
1999 Sep;57(3):441-445.
Huge Cystosarcoma Phyllodes: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A case of huge cystosarcoma phyllodes is presented. A 45-year-old female visited our clinic because she had had a mass in the right breast for two and a half years. She had performed breast mass excisions at the same site on 2 different occasions, 5 and 3 years ago. The tumors consisted of benign phyllodes, and there had been necrosis with a foul odor in half of the mass surface. A total mastectomy was performed due to the large size (30x22 cm), the recurrent nature and a fear of malignancy. The tumor was somewhat incompletely well-encapsulated and was adherent to the pectoralis major. Pathologic findings revealed that the tumor was made up of malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes.
