Fatal metastatic cystosarcoma phylloides in a young woman. Report of a case

A fatal metastatic cystosarcoma phylloides occurred in an 18-year-old woman. The rapid increase in the tumor size and the histologic pattern shifting to an entirely sarcomatous growth contrasted with the maintenance of good general condition for several months. The hazards of conservative surgery in...

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Published inArchives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) Vol. 118; no. 7; p. 871
Main Author Ngala Kenda, J F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1983
Subjects
Adolescent
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery
Phyllodes Tumor - pathology
Phyllodes Tumor - secondary
Phyllodes Tumor - surgery
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Summary:A fatal metastatic cystosarcoma phylloides occurred in an 18-year-old woman. The rapid increase in the tumor size and the histologic pattern shifting to an entirely sarcomatous growth contrasted with the maintenance of good general condition for several months. The hazards of conservative surgery in developing countries are discussed in the framework of this rare case in this age group.
ISSN:0004-0010
DOI:10.1001/archsurg.1983.01390070079016