Giant phyllodes tumour of the breast.
Phyllodes tumours are fibroepithelial lesions and count for 0.4% of breast tumours. Telling the difference between phyllodes tumours and fibroadenomas is sometimes difficult but of importance because wide resection is the mainstay of treatment for phyllodes tumours. We present a female patient, 55 years old with a giant phyllodes tumour (38 x 31 x 23 cm) of the breast. The breast reconstruction was done using a pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap.
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Centre hospitalier de Luxembourg, 25 rue N.E. Barblé, 1210, Luxembourg. walravens_ch@yahoo.fr
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000637:transplantation*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps