TY - JOUR
TI - Giant phyllodes tumor occupying the whole breast in a young female:
feasibility of mastectomy and immediate reconstruction
AU - Kolia, Aikaterini K.
AU - Kalles, Vasileios
AU - Zografos, Constantinos G.
AU - and Chamzin, Alexandros
AU - Michalopoulos, V, Nikolaos
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2020
VL - null
TODO - 4
SP - null
PB - Oxford University Press
SN - 2042-8812
TODO - 10.1093/jscr/rjz410
TODO - null
TODO - Giant phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial breast neoplasms
typically >10 cm by definition. The best investigation for preoperative
diagnosis is core biopsy, although it is often difficult for the
pathologist to distinguish fibroadenomas from phyllodes tumors and
determine the level of malignant potential. The wide excision is the
appropriate therapy for phyllodes tumors taking into consideration that
mastectomy may be required for huge phyllodes tumors. In the modern era
of breast tissue expanders and breast implants, immediate breast
reconstruction is feasible. We present a case report of a patient with a
giant phyllodes tumor of 24 cm diameter who underwent mastectomy and
immediate breast reconstruction with breast tissue expander.
ER -