Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report

A rare tumor of the breast, phyllodes tumor is uncommon in pregnant women, and spontaneous infarction of this tumor has not been reported to date. Infarction develops in malignant tumors of the breast, but the mechanism and pathogenesis of this complication is not fully understood. Breast tumor infa...

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Published in:	Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology Vol. 77; no. 5; pp. 327 - 332
Main Authors:	Cha, Yoogi, Kim, Hye-Won, Kim, Hun Soo, Won, Tae Wan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Korean Society of Radiology 01-11-2017 대한영상의학회
Subjects:	breast infarction magnetic resonance imaging phyllodes tumor ultrasonography 방사선과학
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Summary:	A rare tumor of the breast, phyllodes tumor is uncommon in pregnant women, and spontaneous infarction of this tumor has not been reported to date. Infarction develops in malignant tumors of the breast, but the mechanism and pathogenesis of this complication is not fully understood. Breast tumor infarction in pregnant women is uncommon, except in cases of fibroadenomas. The authors report a case of spontaneous infarction of a benign phyllodes tumor in a 30-year-old postpartum woman that exhibited rapid growth during late pregnancy; this is followed by a discussion of imaging findings.
ISSN:	1738-2637 2288-2928 2951-0805
DOI:	10.3348/jksr.2017.77.5.327