Breast, Malignant phyllodes tumour

Details
Disease Category
Gender
Age
65 years
Organ System/Discipline
Diagnosis
Malignant phyllodes tumour
Clinical History

Right breast fungating mass, circumscribed, 20 cm.

Case Discussion

Malignant phyllodes tumours are fibroepithelial neoplasms with malignant stromal growth. Criteria for malignancy included stromal overgrowth, stromal hypercellularity, stromal cell atypia, mitotic activity, and invasive tumour borders. In this case, areas of osteoid and cartilage with malignant cells can be seen.

Shown here is a circumscribed border with surrounding breast tissue.

Image Contributors
Chang, M.

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Cite

Chang, M. Breast, Malignant phyllodes tumour. Digital Laboratory Medicine Library, Dept of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Published . Accessed December 17, 2025. https://dev.dlml.cflabs.ca/image/breast-malignant-phyllodes-tumour-lmp60589