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Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the breast are uncommon and often present diagnostic challenges. Herein, we report a case of the undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma occurring in the male breast. A 76-year-old man presented with a palpable bean-sized mass in his left breast for two months. C...
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Korean Breast Cancer Society
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22031808 http://dx.doi.org/10.4048/jbc.2011.14.3.241 |
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author | Jeong, Young Ju Oh, Hoon Kyu Bong, Jin Gu |
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description | Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the breast are uncommon and often present diagnostic challenges. Herein, we report a case of the undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma occurring in the male breast. A 76-year-old man presented with a palpable bean-sized mass in his left breast for two months. Core needle biopsy revealed the presence of atypical cells in a fibrous proliferative lesion, which was removed by wide excision. Based on examination of the excised tumor, the initial pathologic diagnosis was atypical spindle cell lesion with uncertain malignant potential. One year later, the patient returned with a recurrent mass atthe previous surgical site. The mass was again surgically removed using wide excision. Based on histological findings with immunomarkers, the final diagnosis was undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the breast can cause genuine diagnostic difficulty and appropriate immunohistochemistry is mandatory for differential diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-32005222011-10-26 Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges Jeong, Young Ju Oh, Hoon Kyu Bong, Jin Gu J Breast Cancer Case Report Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the breast are uncommon and often present diagnostic challenges. Herein, we report a case of the undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma occurring in the male breast. A 76-year-old man presented with a palpable bean-sized mass in his left breast for two months. Core needle biopsy revealed the presence of atypical cells in a fibrous proliferative lesion, which was removed by wide excision. Based on examination of the excised tumor, the initial pathologic diagnosis was atypical spindle cell lesion with uncertain malignant potential. One year later, the patient returned with a recurrent mass atthe previous surgical site. The mass was again surgically removed using wide excision. Based on histological findings with immunomarkers, the final diagnosis was undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the breast can cause genuine diagnostic difficulty and appropriate immunohistochemistry is mandatory for differential diagnosis. Korean Breast Cancer Society 2011-09 2011-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3200522/ /pubmed/22031808 http://dx.doi.org/10.4048/jbc.2011.14.3.241 Text en © 2011 Korean Breast Cancer Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Jeong, Young Ju Oh, Hoon Kyu Bong, Jin Gu Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges |
title | Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges |
title_full | Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges |
title_fullStr | Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges |
title_full_unstemmed | Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges |
title_short | Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Male Breast Causing Diagnostic Challenges |
title_sort | undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the male breast causing diagnostic challenges |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200522/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22031808 http://dx.doi.org/10.4048/jbc.2011.14.3.241 |
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