“Ruptured” malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast: a case report

Figures & data

Figure 1 Tumor of entire left breast (rupture size 22×18 cm).

Figure 2 CT chest shows huge inhomogeneous enhanced mass at left breast.

Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.

Figure 3 Microscopic study of phyllodes tumor.

Notes: Microscopic study of phyllodes tumor displays increased stromal cells with cleft- and leaf-like appearance of ducts and malignant spindle cells in the stroma with frequent mitoses (arrows) (H&E ×40).
Abbreviation: H&E, hematoxylin and eosin.

Table 1 Literature data of patients with ruptured phyllodes tumor^4,6,15,16

Patient no	Age (years)	Operation	Country	Follow-up after operation
1	32	Wide local excision	Bangladesh	9 months; no recurrence
2	40	Simple mastectomy	India	3 years; no recurrence
3	38	Simple mastectomy	Pakistan	1 year; no recurrence
4	48	Simple mastectomy	Sri Lanka	4 years; no recurrence

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