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Malignant phyllodes tumor with liposarcomatous differentiation: Diagnosed on cytology.

Devi Anu KuppusamySreerekha JinkalaParuvathavarthini ThambirajS Norton StephenDebasis GochhaitNeelaiah SiddarajuKadambari Dharanipragada
Published in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2020)
Phyllodes tumor (PT) accounts for less than 1% of all primary tumors of the breast and 2% to 3% of all fibroepithelial lesions. We report a case of heterologous liposarcomatous elements in a malignant PT of the breast on Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and later confirmed by histopathological examination. A 58-years-old woman presented with a huge breast mass for which FNAC was done. Cytology showed features of malignant PT with a good representation of heterologous liposarcomatous areas. The cytological findings were in concordance with the histologic features. Malignant PT and its various heterologous elements of stroma can be diagnosed on FNA cytology when performed optimally. They can be vital for the preoperative assessment of patients suspected with malignancy to formulate the surgical plan accordingly.
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