title: Ulcerated primary fibrosarcoma of breast: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Breast carcinoma is a common condition worldwide but stromal sarcomas of breast are rarity in day to day surgical practice. Out of primary breast sarcomas, fibrosarcoma constitutes only 16% of cases. We report a primary fibrosarcoma of breast in a young female patient which presented as ulcerated growth and fixity to chest wall and multiple ipsilateral axillary lympadenopathy (Stage IIIb). After biopsy confirmation palliation mastectomy was done and patient was sent for chemoradiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Jitin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abhinav
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satish
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Om
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manish
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anjana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
keywords: Breast carcinoma; breast sarcoma; fibrosarcoma