title: [A case of stromal sarcoma of the breast].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 1st Dept. of Surgery, Teikyo Univ. School of Med.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asagoe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanatani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kidooka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shikata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: 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