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01-07-2017 | Case Report

Phyllodes tumors are an uncommon differential diagnosis of axillary mass

Authors: Kamran Soleimanitadi, Ali asghar Bandarchi, Amir abdollah Zangivand

Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology | Issue 4/2017

Abstract

Phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial neoplasm that account for less than 0.5% of all breast tumors and presentation in ectopic breast tissue is even rarer. In this paper, we describe a case of a phyllodes tumor in the ectopic breast tissue of the axilla. A 40-year-old woman presented with a well-circumscribed, firm, and freely mobile mass in the left axilla from 1 year ago. Ultrasound revealed a 5.5 × 4.5 × 4.5 cm homogenous and hypoecho lesion. The histopathologic analysis revealed that it was a benign phyllodes tumor. Phyllodes tumors in ectopic breast tissue may be confirmed to be a diagnostic difficulty, and this concept must be kept in mind while dealing with an axillary mass.

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Title: Phyllodes tumors are an uncommon differential diagnosis of axillary mass
Authors: Kamran Soleimanitadi
Ali asghar Bandarchi
Amir abdollah Zangivand
Publication date: 01-07-2017
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Comparative Clinical Pathology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1618-5641
Electronic ISSN: 1618-565X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-017-2472-9

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