A CASE OF STROMAL SARCOMA OF THE BREAST

A rare case of stromal sarcoma of the breast is described. A 48-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a 3.0×0cm well-defined and movable hard mass with smooth surface in her right breast. Liposarcoma was suspected on aspiration biopsy cytology. Therefore, exploratory excision was performed under local anesthesia, and histological examination showed a stromal sarcoma of the breast. A modified radical mastectomy with dissection of axillaly lymph node (Auchincloss method) was performed. No anticancer therapy was added. There has been no local recurrence nor distant metastasis, as of 10 months after the operation.