Open AccessCYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLODES OF THE BREAST WITH FEATURES OF MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA
Author(s) -
Hanada Masato,
Maeda Toshinobu,
Takeuchi Naoji
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1980.tb01306.x
Subject(s) - phyllodes tumor , pathology , medicine , breast tumours , breast cancer , cancer
A case of a 33‐year‐old female with metastasizing malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes of the left breast showing histologic features of malignant fibrous histiocytoma is reported. Metastases consisting of only undifferentiated mesenchymal cells were found in the lungs, liver, pleurae, kidneys, ileum, and vertebrae. Seven cases of fibrohistiocytic tumors of the breast previously recorded in the literature were reviewed. Although rare, this type of tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of mesenchymal mammary tumors.