A phyllodes tumor in a child.
Phyllodes tumor of the breast is a rare neoplasm, particularly in adolescent girls and young women. It is usually presented as a unilateral palpable mass. We are reporting the case of an 11-year-old adolescent girl who came to our Diagnostical Imaging Department with non-hematic nipple discharge. Ultrasound, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging were performed. The histological examination showed a phyllodes tumor. The management and the biological behavior of this uncommon tumor are discussed with particular regard to the very unusual clinical presentation in this patient.
Pistolese
Chiara Adriana
CA
Department of Diagnostical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome 00133, Italy.
Tanga
Ilaria
I
Cossu
Elsa
E
Perretta
Tommaso
T
Yamgoue
Marceline
M
Bonanno
Elena
E
Simonetti
Giovanni
G
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary