Open AccessPleomorphic adenoma of the breast
Author(s) -
Marina Sonagli,
Georgia Terra Lustre di Flora,
Tábata Alves Domingos,
Vinicius Cardona Felipe,
Solange Maria Torchia Carvalho,
Cynthia Aparecida Bueno de Toledo Osório,
Fabiana Baroni Alves Makdissi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mastology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2594-5408
pISSN - 2594-5394
DOI - 10.29289/2594539420200064
Subject(s) - medicine , fibroadenoma , pleomorphic adenoma , phyllodes tumor , biopsy , mastectomy , breast cancer , nodule (geology) , intraductal papilloma , radiology , pathology , cancer , salivary gland , paleontology , biology
Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is a common tumor of the salivary gland, but rarely occurs in the breast. PA of the breast is a benign tumor that usually presents as a periareolar nodule. Core-needle biopsies may yield misdiagnosis with complex fibroadenoma, phyllodes tumor and metaplastic breast cancer due to the mixture of stromal and epithelial elements. We present a case of PA of the breast suspected after core-needle biopsy, but confirmed after surgical excision. The importance to make a correct diagnosis consists in avoid extensive unnecessary surgery, such as mastectomy, since PA can be treated with local surgical resection.