Management of a Benign Phyllodes Tumor in a 13-Year-Old Girl with Transposition of the Nipple Areola Complex and Breast Reconstruction

Abstract

Phyllodes tumor is a rare primary tumor of the breast. In children and adolescents, it is even rarer with only 20 cases, treatment of which vary in the literature. Herein we report the case of a 13-year-old female patient with a giant benign phyllodes tumor eroding the bottom of the breast skin and causing nipple retraction. We performed breast conservative surgery by mobilizing the areola, using skin flaps and inserting an implant.

Breast malignancy, including phyllodes tumor (PT), is very rare in adolescents. PT, previously called cystosarcoma phylloides, consists of leaf-like fronds, from which the tumor gets its name (1, 2). Although PT is most often seen in the fourth decade of life, almost 20 cases have been reported in the adolescent period, most of which are benign. The histologic types are benign, borderline, and malignant, depending on the mitotic rate of the tumor (3, 4).

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B. Erginel

B. Erginel, M.D. Oguz Goker Caddesi 5. Gazeteciler Sitesi, C-1 Blok 36 Akatlar Mahalesi Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Tel.: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]