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Pancreatic metastasis from malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast

  • Lee, Seung Eun (Department of Radiology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Bae, Young Kyung (Department of Radiology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Joon Hyuk (Department of Radiology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2020.09.07
  • Accepted : 2020.11.05
  • Published : 2021.01.31
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Abstract

Pancreatic metastasis from malignant phyllodes tumor (PT) of the breast is rare, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of pancreatic metastasis from malignant PT of the breast in a 48-year-old woman. She had had three episodes of recurrence of malignant PT in her right breast. She presented with epigastric pain for 2 months. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 6 cm-sized, well-defined, heterogeneous mass with peripheral enhancement in the body of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration was performed, and the pathologic report suggested spindle cell mesenchymal neoplasm. Subsequently, surgical excision was performed, and the mass was confirmed as a metastatic malignant PT. The imaging findings are discussed and the literature is briefly reviewed in this report.

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