Malignant Phyllodes Tumor in an Adolescent Female: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Holdbrook, T.
Makar, Michael
Makar, Gabriel
Ghobrial, Joanna
Bush, Kathryn
Gruner, Ryan Allen
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary breast neoplasms are rare in adolescent females, most of which are benign.
Phyllodes tumors constitute a remarkably small subset of breast neoplasms (0.3-0.9%) with malignant phyllodes tumors being even more uncommon.
Malignant phyllodes tumors tend to progress rapidly though only 1.5% metastasize.
They are also associated with a higher rate of recurrence than their benign counterparts, underlying the importance of adequate surgical margins.
It is therefore imperative to be able to identify these tumors early allowing for prompt resection and close follow-up.
Here, we present the rare case of a 17-year-old female presenting with a rapidly enlarging breast mass, which was ultimately found to be a malignant phyllodes tumor.
We further performed a review of the literature to highlight only 22 other cases reported in adolescent females.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Makar, Gabriel& Makar, Michael& Ghobrial, Joanna& Bush, Kathryn& Gruner, Ryan Allen& Holdbrook, T.. 2020. Malignant Phyllodes Tumor in an Adolescent Female: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149332
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Makar, Gabriel…[et al.]. Malignant Phyllodes Tumor in an Adolescent Female: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Makar, Gabriel& Makar, Michael& Ghobrial, Joanna& Bush, Kathryn& Gruner, Ryan Allen& Holdbrook, T.. Malignant Phyllodes Tumor in an Adolescent Female: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149332
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149332