The first reported case in the world literature of a ductal carcinoma in situ located within a phyllodes tumor of the breast is presented. Previously reported cases of carcinoma in phyllodes tumors are reviewed, and the relationship between carcinoma arising in fibroadenomas and phyllodes tumors is discussed.
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