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Tubular carcinoma developing within a recurring cystosarcoma phyllodes of the breast
Author(s) -
SY Anthony,
Meredith David J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19801015)46:8<1863::aid-cncr2820460826>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - fibroadenoma , medicine , phyllodes tumor , carcinoma , pathology , mammary gland , breast cancer , cancer
Malignant alteration in cystosarcoma phyllodes is uncommon and almost always confined to the stromal component. A rare case of recurring cystosarcoma is reported. In the first recurrence, lobular carcinoma in situ was present within the tumor and the second recurrence revealed tubular carcinoma within the cystosarcoma. Epithelial proliferation of various sorts is not uncommon in cystosarcomas but only two previous instances of infiltrating carcinoma have been observed within these tumors. The problem of mammary carcinoma coexisting with cystosarcoma is reviewed and comparisons are made with a closely related neoplasm, the fibroadenoma.