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 in...
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doaj-96e3ff4419794c24be13b91fba1275502020-11-25T03:30:22ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지1738-26372288-29282017-11-01775327332https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2017.77.5.327Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case ReportYoogi Cha0Hye-Won Kim1Hun Soo Kim2Tae Wan Won3Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, KoreaDepartment of Pathology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, KoreaDepartment of Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, KoreaA 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. https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2017.77.5.327breastinfarctionphyllodes tumormagnetic resonance imagingultrasonography |
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Yoogi Cha Hye-Won Kim Hun Soo Kim Tae Wan Won Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report 대한영상의학회지 breast infarction phyllodes tumor magnetic resonance imaging ultrasonography |
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Yoogi Cha Hye-Won Kim Hun Soo Kim Tae Wan Won |
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Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report |
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Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report |
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Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report |
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Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report |
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Spontaneous Infarction of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast in a Postpartum Woman: A Case Report |
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spontaneous infarction of phyllodes tumor of the breast in a postpartum woman: a case report |
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The Korean Society of Radiology |
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대한영상의학회지 |
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1738-2637 2288-2928 |
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2017-11-01 |
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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. |
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breast infarction phyllodes tumor magnetic resonance imaging ultrasonography |
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