Multiple metastatic malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast with tonsillar metastasis: a case report

Tonsillar metastasis is very rare and accounts for only 0.8% of tonsillar tumors. And phyllodes tumor of the breast with tonsillar metastasis is very rare. A 57-year-old Japanese woman received surgery (partial mastectomy) of malignant phyllodes tumor. Seven months after initial surgery, pharyngeal...

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Published in:BMC research notes 2017-01, Vol.10 (1), p.55-55, Article 55
Main Authors: Sera, Tomohiro, Kashiwagi, Shinichiro, Takashima, Tsutomu, Asano, Yuka, Goto, Wataru, Iimori, Nozomi, Noda, Satoru, Onoda, Naoyoshi, Ohsawa, Masahiko, Hirakawa, Kosei, Ohira, Masaichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Breast - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast tumors
Cancer metastasis
Case Report
Chemotherapy
Consent
Development and progression
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Japan
Lymphatic Metastasis
Lymphatic system
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Observations
Phyllodes Tumor - diagnostic imaging
Phyllodes Tumor - pathology
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tonsillar Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Tonsillar Neoplasms - secondary
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Tonsillar metastasis is very rare and accounts for only 0.8% of tonsillar tumors. And phyllodes tumor of the breast with tonsillar metastasis is very rare. A 57-year-old Japanese woman received surgery (partial mastectomy) of malignant phyllodes tumor. Seven months after initial surgery, pharyngeal pain, swelling, and a feeling of dyspnea developed, and tumor was found in the left palatine tonsil. Computed tomography for further evaluation showed a tonsillar lesion with contrast enhancement, and tonsillar metastasis was suspected. The metastatic lung tumors had not progressed. Laryngoscopic biopsy showed a tonsillar metastasis from the malignant phyllodes tumor. Despite the diagnosis of malignant phyllodes tumor with tonsillar and pulmonary metastases, the patient refused further treatment and died about 1 month later. A patient with a malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast and tonsillar metastasis was reported, along with a discussion of the relevant literature of this very rare pattern of metastasis.
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-017-2375-5