A Rare Case of High-Grade Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Breast: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spindle cell sarcomas are rare breast lesions which are difficult to diagnose due to resemblance with other breast lesions. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining are essential for diagnosis.

Case presentation

We present a rare case of a 15-year-old female presenting with high-grade rapidly progressive spindle cell sarcoma of the breast, differentiated as phyllodes tumor, with axillary lymph node involvement. Her lesion, on the left breast, measured 16.9 × 10.1 × 13.7 cm. Histology revealed malignant neoplasm arranged in sheets and individual neoplastic cells with an epithelioid to spindled morphology with scant cytoplasm and irregular nuclear membranes. Immunohistochemistry showed weakly positive focal CD-99, and negative WT-1, Myogenin,

SUBMITTER: Tharwani ZH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10852984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature