Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia of The Breast Presenting As A Giant Breast Tumor: A Case Report.
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) of the breast is a benign proliferative lesion of mammary stroma. It is identified as stromal cleavage surrounded by spindle-shaped stromal cells histomorphologicaly. Generally, it is determined in premenopausal women incidentally during breast biopsy. Clinically, it is rarely emerges as a palpable mass. PASH may be confused with low-grade angiosarcoma, hamartomas and phyllodes tumors in histopathological examination. Here, we report a giant left breast lesion that caused breast asymmetry and pain, and treated by total excision of the mass. The patient was a 39 years old women. Histopathologic examination of the specimen was evaluated as PASH. No additional medical treatment and clinical follow-up was recommended to patient. Within four months of the patient fallow-up, no problem occured.
Department of General Surgery, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Koray
K
Kutlutürk
Department of General Surgery, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Sertaç
S
Usta
Department of General Surgery, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Bülent
B
Ünal
Department of Pathology, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Neşe
N
Karadağ
Department of Pathology, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Ayşe Nur
AN
Akatlı
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia; benign neoplasms; breast; breast diseases