Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report
Phyllodes tumors account for less than 1% of breast tumors in women. Giantphyllodes tumors are larger than 10 cm in diameter. A 40-year-old lady presented witha left breast lump that was present for two years. She underwent a simple mastectomy.The tumor was 30×26×21 cm in size, weighed 15 kg and had...
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| author | Sedigheh Tahmasebi Majid Akrami Sam Moslemi Maryam Tahamtan Mohammad Hasan Hashemizadeh |
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| description | Phyllodes tumors account for less than 1% of breast tumors in women. Giantphyllodes tumors are larger than 10 cm in diameter. A 40-year-old lady presented witha left breast lump that was present for two years. She underwent a simple mastectomy.The tumor was 30×26×21 cm in size, weighed 15 kg and had a density of 0.915 gr/cm3.We believe this patient had the third largest breast phyllodes tumor according to size,the second largest according to weight and had the highest density among all cases thusreported in English-language publications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-482cefbeff6246469b6df7781e90bf682022-12-22T01:21:59ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesMiddle East Journal of Cancer2008-67092008-66872013-10-0144181184Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case ReportSedigheh TahmasebiMajid AkramiSam MoslemiMaryam TahamtanMohammad Hasan HashemizadehPhyllodes tumors account for less than 1% of breast tumors in women. Giantphyllodes tumors are larger than 10 cm in diameter. A 40-year-old lady presented witha left breast lump that was present for two years. She underwent a simple mastectomy.The tumor was 30×26×21 cm in size, weighed 15 kg and had a density of 0.915 gr/cm3.We believe this patient had the third largest breast phyllodes tumor according to size,the second largest according to weight and had the highest density among all cases thusreported in English-language publications.mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/119/108Phyllodes tumorBreastSimple mastectomy |
| spellingShingle | Sedigheh Tahmasebi Majid Akrami Sam Moslemi Maryam Tahamtan Mohammad Hasan Hashemizadeh Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report Middle East Journal of Cancer Phyllodes tumor Breast Simple mastectomy |
| title | Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report |
| title_full | Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report |
| title_short | Large Phyllodes Tumor: A Case Report |
| title_sort | large phyllodes tumor a case report |
| topic | Phyllodes tumor Breast Simple mastectomy |
| url | http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/119/108 |
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