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Published on: April 5, 2020
[Phyllodes tumor of the breast: analysis of 8 patients]
F Sabban1, P Collinet, J-P Lucot
1Département de Gynécologie, Hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, 2, avenue Oscar-Lambret, 59037 Lille Cedex.
Introduction:
Phyllodes tumors of breast are rare and usually benign. These are histologically fibro-epithelial tumors similar to fibroadenomas. Histological confirmation on the operative specimen is required to establish the diagnosis and histological pronostic of phyllode tumors.
Materials And Methods:
We reviewed 8 cases of phyllodes tumors and the literature to report the circumstances of occurrence of these tumors, and their specific clinical diagnosis, therapeutic, prognostic features.
Results:
62.5% of patients were nulliparous. The mean age at diagnosis was 33.4 years. Mean tumor size was 3.75 cm. Tumours predominated on the right side (87.5%) and upper-outer quadrant (62.5%). Imaging findings were helpful for diagnosis. Aspiration cytology demonstrated the phyllode tumor in 43% of patients. Wide tumorectomy was performed in seven patients. One patient underwent mastectomy and radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The recurrence rate (37.5%) justifies wide margin excision. There were no deaths in our series.
Discussion:
and conclusion. These results together with those reported in the literature show that the loco-regional and general spread depends on margin surgery.
