Phyllodes tumour literature of the breast

Phyllodes tumors are rare fibroepithelial lesions, with an incidence of 2. They represent 0. Retrospective, descriptive study. We assessed clinical and pathological characteristics, recurrences and overall survival at 5 years in patients with phyllodes tumor of the breast treated at the Oncology Hospital, Siglo XXI National Medical Center, from January to December

Click on image for details. Introduction: Phyllodes tumors PT of the breast seem to get pre-operatively misdiagnosed as fibroadenomas resulting in inadequate resections and high local recurrence rates. Materials and Methods: Data of patients with PT of the breast managed from January, to February, were retrospectively analyzed. Statistical analysis performed using SPSS version 17 Pearson Chi-square test and analysis of variance test for analysis. Aim: The aim of this study is to compare clinico-pathological profile and recurrence rates in patients with benign B , borderline malignant BL and malignant M PT.

Submission: September 14, ; Published: September 22, Case Report and Literature Review. JOJ Case Stud.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License. Malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast MPTB is a rare but distinct clinicopathological entity. MPTB typically occurs in middle-aged women 1 , and has an average annual age-adjusted incidence of 2. As far as the etiology is concerned, Li-Fraumeni syndrome germline TP53 mutation has been reported to increase the risk of phyllodes tumors 3 , 4.