Recurrent giant fibroadenomas with transformation to cystosarcoma phyllodes in a 17-year-old girl: a rare case report from Syria

Abstract Background Fibroadenoma is the most prevalent benign breast lesion that generally affects middle-aged women; it is rare in adolescents and younger children. The transformation into malignancy is not common. However, multiple recurrences of rapidly enlarging fibroadenomas suggest a high poss...

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Main Authors: Sawsan Ismail, Sara Alaidi, Sarah Jouni, Yahya Kassab, Zuheir Al-Shehabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2313-3