[A case of stromal sarcoma of the breast].
A 28-year-old woman with a stromal sarcoma of the breast is reported. By palpation, she had uncovered a tumor in the upper inner quadrant of the right breast. The subsequent physical examination and echographic findings suggested a phyllodes tumor and an excisional biopsy was performed. A pathologic examination revealed the infiltration of spindle cells with a fascicular pattern, a bizarre mitotic configuration and no epithelial component, thus leading to the diagnosis of a stromal sarcoma. The patient then underwent a modified radical mastectomy. A stomal sarcoma of the breast is very rare, and early diagnosis and a curative resection improves the chances of survival.
Asagoe
T
T
1st Dept. of Surgery, Teikyo Univ. School of Med.
Yamoto
H
H
Hanatani
Y
Y
Horie
H
H
Nemoto
A
A
Kidooka
K
K
Shikata
J
J
Imamura
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography