A rare case of bilateral benign phyllode tumor of the breast with fast growth during pregnancy and reaching great dimensions is presented. The patient was submitted to bilateral mastectomy on the 20th week of pregnancy. She had a good postoperative evolution and vaginal delivery occurred on the 40th week, when a healthy boy was born. The clinical and surgical features, the pathologic findings and the evolution of pregnancy are discussed.
Carvalho Jr. AW, Almeida SMMSPBL, Schumaltz OQSLEPR, Sousa JA, Albernaz MA. Pregnancy and Bilateral Phyllode Tumor: A Rare Association. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2007;21(2):109-11.
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Carvalho Jr., Ary Wanderley de; Almeida, Samara Maria Messias da Silva Pabline Barbosa Lima; Schumaltz, Osterno Queiroz da Silva Luiza Emylce P. R.; Sousa, Juarez Antônio de; Albernaz, Marco Aurélio. Pregnancy and Bilateral Phyllode Tumor: A Rare Association. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, v. 21, n. 2, p. 109-111, Mar. 2007.
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Carvalho Jr., A. W. , Almeida, S. M. M. S. P. B. L., Schumaltz, O. Q. S. L. E. P. R., Sousa, J. A. , & Albernaz, M. A. (2007). Pregnancy and Bilateral Phyllode Tumor: A Rare Association. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 21(2), 109-111.
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Carvalho Jr., Ary Wanderley de and Almeida, Samara Maria Messias da Silva Pabline Barbosa Lima and Schumaltz, Osterno Queiroz da Silva Luiza Emylce P. R. and Sousa, Juarez Antônio de and Albernaz, Marco Aurélio. Pregnancy and Bilateral Phyllode Tumor: A Rare Association. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia [online]. 2007, vol. 21, n. 2, [cited 2024-12-22], pp.109-111. Available from: <https://journalrbgo.org/article/pregnancy-and-bilateral-phyllode-tumor-a-rare-association/>.
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