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- Title
CYSTIC SQUAMOUS METAPLASIA IN A PHYLLODES TUMOUR.
- Authors
ROSLI, Nurwahyuna; MD ISA, Nurismah
- Abstract
Phyllodes tumours are uncommon fibroepithelial lesions of the breast characterized by stromal proliferation and overgrowth. The epithelial component may exhibit hyperplastic and metaplastic changes, however, epithelial squamous metaplastic changes forming epidermal cysts are rare occurrences. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman presented with enlarging right breast mass with suspicious clinical and radiological findings. Clinically, she had a huge mobile mass in the right breast with a palpable axillary lymph node. Mammogram revealed a complex mass with BIRADS score 5. She underwent wide local excision. Histopathology revealed benign phyllodes tumour with multiple unremarkable epidermal cysts. Epidermal cysts arising from squamous metaplasia within a phyllodes tumour are rare. It may give rise to indefinite clinical and radiological findings with malignant transformation being a possibility.
- Subjects
BREAST tumor diagnosis; FIBROCYSTIC breast disease; LYMPH nodes; MAMMOGRAMS; METAPLASIA; EPIDERMAL cyst; CELL proliferation; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; BREAST tumors
- Publication
Brunei International Medical Journal (BIMJ), 2023, Vol 19, p54
- ISSN
1560-5876
- Publication type
Article