Recurrent phyllodes tumor in the male breast in a background of gynaecomastia

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Article type: Case Report

Authors: Chougule, Abhijit | Bal, Amanjit^* | Rastogi, Pulkit | Das, Ashim

Affiliations: Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Amanjit Bal, Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, (PGIMER), Sector - 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. E-mail: docaman5@hotmail.com

Abstract: Phyllodes tumor of the male breast is an extremely rare entity with only a few reports available in the literature. Though exact etiology for development of phyllodes tumor in the male breast is unknown, hormonal imbalance with excess of estrogen action relative to androgen appears to have significant association. This report describes recurrence of phyllodes tumor with malignant features developing in the background of gynaecomastia in a male breast.

Keywords: Phyllodes tumor, recurrence, male breast, gynaecomastia

DOI: 10.3233/bd-140393

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 139-142, 2015