Myxofibrosarcoma of the breast as an unusual variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma: report of a case

Soft tissue sarcomas of the breast account for less than 1% of all malignant breast tumors. The majority of these lesions have an epithelial component and are thus classified as "cystosarcoma phyllodes." All other types of sarcomas are categorized according to the existing histological sof...

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Published inSurgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 752 - 754
Main Authors Hocevar, Marko, Marinsek, Ziva Pohar, Zidar, Andreja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.09.2004
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Fibroma - pathology
Fibroma - surgery
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Sarcoma - pathology
Sarcoma - surgery
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Summary:Soft tissue sarcomas of the breast account for less than 1% of all malignant breast tumors. The majority of these lesions have an epithelial component and are thus classified as "cystosarcoma phyllodes." All other types of sarcomas are categorized according to the existing histological soft tissue classification. It is difficult to determine the relative frequency of the different types of breast sarcoma because there are wide variations among the reported series. We report a case of myxofibrosarcoma, a variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma, in a 58-year-old woman.
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ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-004-2803-8