Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast Metastasizing to the Peritoneal Cavity

Suhair Khalifa Al Saad; Sara Mathew George

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Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast Metastasizing to the Peritoneal Cavity

Authors:

Suhair Khalifa Al Saad | Sara Mathew George

Publisher:

King Hamad University Hospital

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2011 Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.212-216

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2011

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

32278

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10128298

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Abstract:

 A fifty-three year old Bahraini female presented with painless rapidly growing mass in the rightbreast of 3 months duration; no nipple discharge was found. Family history was positive for breastcarcinoma in situ in her sister.
Lumpectomy was performed. Histopathology proved to be phyllodes tumor; therefore, mastectomywas performed to avoid local recurrence. The patient received local radiation to the mastectomyscar.
Four months after the initial surgery, she developed a nodule in the mastectomy scar, left breastlump in the upper outer quadrant and intra-abdominal mass.
A fine needle aspiration of the mass in the left breast showed spindle cells with focal atypia and anecrotic background. True-cut biopsy of the intra-abdominal mass showed the metastatic stromalcomponent of the malignant phyllodes tumor with malignant spindle cells.
The patient condition worsened, developed bilateral pleural effusions. Adriamycin chemotherapywas planned, but the disease was aggressive enough to end her life within weeks.

Article Details

Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast Metastasizing to the Peritoneal Cavity

Authors:

Suhair Khalifa Al Saad | Sara Mathew George

Publisher:

King Hamad University Hospital

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2011 Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.212-216

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2011

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

32278

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10128298

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DISEASES

BREAST CANCER

MALIGNANT TUMOURS

CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS

EXCISION

SURGICAL OPERATIONS

BIOPSY

PATIENTS

THERAPY

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Suhair Khalifa Al Saad | Sara Mathew George

Publisher: King Hamad University Hospital

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2011 Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.212-216

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2011

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 32278

Frequency: Quarterly

pISSN: 10128298

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Suhair Khalifa Al Saad | Sara Mathew George

Publisher:

King Hamad University Hospital

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2011 Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.212-216

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2011

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

32278

Frequency:

Quarterly

pISSN:

10128298