Phyllodes tumor of anogenital mammary-like glands with diffuse pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Nüket Eliyatkın,
Omer Erdinc Top,
Evrim Yalcin,
Baha Zengel,
Hakan Ozgur,
Ahmet Aykas,
Enver Vardar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2013.01200
Subject(s) - histogenesis , pathology , mammary gland , hyperplasia , lesion , medicine , biology , anatomy , breast cancer , cancer , immunohistochemistry
Anogenital mammary-like glands may give rise to various pathologic lesions identical to those known in mammary pathology. Tumor occurring in the anogenital region is extremely rare. The histogenetic origin of this tumor is controversial as it is being debated whether such lesions evolve from ectopic breast tissue and most recently, anogenital mammary-like gland. We report a 28-year-old girl who presented with a painless mass in the anogenital region, which was subsequently excised. Microscopic examination revealed morphologic pattern characteristic of benign phyllodes tumor with pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia. We present this case to emphasize the importance of recognizing this uncommon lesion occurring at an extremely unusual site. We also discuss the histogenesis of phyllodes tumor and related lesions occurring in the anogenital region in light of the current literature along with a brief review of the previously reported cases of anogenital mammary-like glands.
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