title: [An immobilising malignant phyllodes tumour of the breast].
abstract: Phyllodes tumours of the breast are rare occurrences, but they can reach huge dimensions. Descriptions of tumours whereby the women are immobilised as a consequence of the size of the tumour, are hard to find in the literature. In this presentation we show a case of a woman in otherwise healthy condition with a giant phyllodes tumour of her left breast. Because of the weight of the tumour, the patient could not leave her bed for more than 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fritsche
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hug
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winterholer
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D047368:Tumor Burden