[Ten cases of rare breast tumors. Review and surgical management]

Ten cases of rare breast tumors are reported along with review of the literature. Three of the patients had cystosarcoma phylloides, one a primary carcinoid of the breast, two metastasis to the breast (bronchus carcinoma and carcinoma of the maxillary sinus), two malignant lymphoma and two Hodgkin lymphoma of the breast. We present a discussion of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of breast tumors. Specially in rare breast tumors an exact histological diagnosis is important in order to avoid unnecessary surgical treatment and to guide further therapy.