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cystosarcoma

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cystosarcoma /cys·to·sar·co·ma/ (sis″to-sahr-ko´mah) phyllodes tumor.
cys·to·sar·co·ma (sst-sär-km)
n.
A sarcoma in which cysts have formed.

cystosarcoma [sis″to-sahr-ko´mah]
an unusually large fibroadenoma of the mammary gland, with a cellular, sarcoma-like stoma; it is locally aggressive and sometimes metastasizes.


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Abstract Cystosarcoma phyllodes is a rare breast tumor with variable malignant potential.
CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLODES: A CASE REPORT OF SARCOMATOUS OVERGROWTH IN A MALIGNANT PHYLLODES TUMOR Marlon Alex Guerrero, and Ana M.
1) This malignancy may arise directly from mammary interlobular stromal tissue, or it can develop as a component of a cystosarcoma phyllodes.
 
 
 
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