Caso Clínico: Tumor Phyllodes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The phyllodes tumor represents less than 1 % of mammary tumors, with an incidence of 2.1 per million worldwide, the age of presentation is between 35 to 55 years. Latina women are at higher risk of phyllodes tumor than other ethnic groups. In Ecuador, the cities with the highest incidence are Quito, Guayaquil and Loja according to the National Registry of Tumors. In Cuenca, one case is presented per year. CASE REPORT: Female patient of 46-year-old woman with a history of resection of fibroadenoma in the right breast 2 years; who 6 months ago, presented a rapidly growing, mobile, defined multi-lobed tumor that occupies 80 % of the right breast, BIRADS II ultrasound; mammography BIRADS 0. Fine needle biopsy presents histopathological result of phyllodes borderline tumor. EVOLUTION: Mastectomy was performed with high-grade malignant phyllodes tumor pathology report with negative limits, the patient does not need adjuvant treatment, and it remains good prognosis. CONCLUSION: Malignant phyllodes tumor is rare, but it should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients older than 35 years, it is standardized treatment surgical, without having demonstrated that an adjuvant treatment can reduce loco or regional recurrence.