J Korean Soc Ultrasound Med.
2010 Dec;29(4):293-296.
Benign Phyllodes Tumor Mimicking a Malignancy in a Turner Syndrome Woman with Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Korea. j3mn@chol.com
- 2Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea.
- 4Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chung-Ang University Medical Center, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- Phyllodes tumor of the breast is a relatively rare fibroepithelial tumor. Turner syndrome is a condition that affects approximately 50 per 100,000 females and includes total or partial absence of one X chromosome in all or part of the cells, reduced final height, absence of female sex hormone, and infertility. In this case report, we describe the first case of a benign phyllodes tumor mimicking a malignancy at breast US in a 26-year-old woman with Turner syndrome who had been undergoing hormone replacement therapy.
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