A case of neurilemmoma of the breast.
Neurilemmoma of the breast is rarely seen, although it is common at intracranial or peripheral sites. There have been only 14 cases described in the literature. We present the fifteenth case of a 64-year-old woman with neurilemmoma of the breast, the first to be diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. Fibroadenoma must be distinguished from this tumor. Complete removal is the treatment of choice, considering the possibility of local recurrence and malignant change.
Department of Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, 1-21-1 Kanasugi, Funabashi City, Chiba 273-8588, Japan.
Noriyuki
N
Tohnosu
Hisashi
H
Gunji
Takanori
T
Shimizu
Toshiyuki
T
Natsume
Hiroshi
H
Matsuzaki
Hajime
H
Tanaka
Takashi
T
Maruyama
Yoshiji
Y
Watanabe
Taku
T
Kato
Toshitaka
T
Uehara
Satoru
S
Ishii
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome