Incidentally Discovered Extensive Squamous Metaplasia within Borderline Phyllodes Tumor: Presentation of a Rare Tumor

UĞRAŞ N., TOLUNAY Ş., ÖZ ATALAY F., Gokgoz S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.47-50, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5146/tjpath.2014.01225
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast neoplasm, Phyllodes tumor, Metaplasia, CYSTOSARCOMA-PHYLLODES, BREAST
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Phyllodes tumors are uncommon biphasic fibroepithelial neoplasms of breast, comprising less than 1% of all breast neoplasms. We therefore aimed to present the case with its microscopic findings. In this article, we report a 59-year-old female admitted to the general surgery department with a rapidly, enlarging, palpable mass in right breast. After histopathological examination, it was diagnosed as borderline phyllodes tumor with extensive squamous metaplasia. Metaplastic changes are infrequent in the stromal and epithelial component of these tumors. Extensive squamous metaplasia within phyllodes tumor is rare and may occur in benign, borderline and malign subtypes.