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Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment are important prognostic factors due to the wide variety of breast cancer subtypes. This becomes of particular importance with rare brea...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32051802 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6590 |
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author | Nguyen, Nga T Maciolek, Lynsey M Qiu, Suimin Sadruddin, Sarfaraz Nguyen, Quan D |
author_facet | Nguyen, Nga T Maciolek, Lynsey M Qiu, Suimin Sadruddin, Sarfaraz Nguyen, Quan D |
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description | Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment are important prognostic factors due to the wide variety of breast cancer subtypes. This becomes of particular importance with rare breast tumors, which are difficult to diagnose due to their varying presentations. Malignant phyllodes tumor (PT) is one of the rare breast tumors that is difficult to diagnose. First reported in 1838, PT of the breast accounts for less than 1% of all breast masses. Based on histological features, PT is categorized on a spectrum of benign to malignant tumors. High-grade PTs are commonly seen in older patients but can also occur in young patients, as reported in this case of a 26-year-old female. Failure to detect the malignancy early and initiate appropriate treatment can lead to widespread metastasis and poor outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-70011342020-02-12 Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman Nguyen, Nga T Maciolek, Lynsey M Qiu, Suimin Sadruddin, Sarfaraz Nguyen, Quan D Cureus Pathology Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment are important prognostic factors due to the wide variety of breast cancer subtypes. This becomes of particular importance with rare breast tumors, which are difficult to diagnose due to their varying presentations. Malignant phyllodes tumor (PT) is one of the rare breast tumors that is difficult to diagnose. First reported in 1838, PT of the breast accounts for less than 1% of all breast masses. Based on histological features, PT is categorized on a spectrum of benign to malignant tumors. High-grade PTs are commonly seen in older patients but can also occur in young patients, as reported in this case of a 26-year-old female. Failure to detect the malignancy early and initiate appropriate treatment can lead to widespread metastasis and poor outcomes. Cureus 2020-01-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7001134/ /pubmed/32051802 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6590 Text en Copyright © 2020, Nguyen et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Pathology Nguyen, Nga T Maciolek, Lynsey M Qiu, Suimin Sadruddin, Sarfaraz Nguyen, Quan D Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman |
title | Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman |
title_full | Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman |
title_fullStr | Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman |
title_full_unstemmed | Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman |
title_short | Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a 26-year-old Woman |
title_sort | malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast in a 26-year-old woman |
topic | Pathology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32051802 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6590 |
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