Rare Tumors (Aug 2024)

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of LUMB HER2+ subtype with rhabdoid feature coexisting with synchronous malignant transformation of phyllodes tumor: An exceedingly rare clinicopathological characteristic in Vietnam

  • Tu Anh Do,
  • Nhung Thi Mai,
  • Duong Ngoc Nguyen,
  • Khoa Hong Pham,
  • Duc Thanh Le,
  • Hung Van Pham,
  • Chu Van Nguyen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/20363613241271665
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16

Abstract

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The transformation of a benign phyllodes tumor (PT) into a malignant PT and/or carcinoma is extremely uncommon. We present a case of a 66-year-old female with a huge mass on the left breast which was successfully removed by surgical resection. The pathological diagnosis was infiltrating lobular carcinoma with pure rhabdoid features and the malignant transformation of a benign phyllodes tumor. The first time this rare case was reported, it is demonstrated a special phenomenon through the synchronous transformation of PT grades and the carcinomatous transformation of PT.