title: A phyllodes tumor in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome 00133, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara Adriana
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pistolese
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tanga
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cossu
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perretta
authors.forename: Marceline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamgoue
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: 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