Author/Authors :
Makar, Gabriel S. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University - Camden - NJ , USA , Makar, Michael Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Robert Wood Johnson Pl - New Brunswick - NJ , USA , Bush, Kathryn Cooper Medical School of Rowan University - Camden - NJ , USA , Ghobrial, Joanna AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine - E Still Cir - Mesa - AZ , USA , Gruner, Ryan Allen Cooper University Hospital - Department of Surgery - Cooper Plaza - Camden - NJ , USA , Holdbrook, Thomas Cooper University Hospital - Department of Pathology - Cooper Plaza - Camden - NJ , USA
Abstract :
Primary breast neoplasms are rare in adolescent females, most of which are benign. Phyllodes tumors constitute a remarkably smallsubset of breast neoplasms (0.3-0.9%) with malignant phyllodes tumors being even more uncommon. Malignant phyllodes tumorstend to progress rapidly though only 1.5% metastasize. They are also associated with a higher rate of recurrence than their benigncounterparts, underlying the importance of adequate surgical margins. It is therefore imperative to be able to identify these tumorsearly allowing for prompt resection and close follow-up. Here, we present the rare case of a 17-year-old female presenting with arapidly enlarging breast mass, which was ultimately found to be a malignant phyllodes tumor. We further performed a review ofthe literature to highlight only 22 other cases reported in adolescent females
