Update on the diagnosis and management of malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast

Matthew Strode; Thaer Khoury; Christopher Mangieri; Kazuaki Takabe

doi:10.1016/j.breast.2017.03.001

Update on the diagnosis and management of malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast

Breast. 2017 Jun:33:91-96. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.03.001. Epub 2017 Mar 19.

Authors

Matthew Strode¹, Thaer Khoury², Christopher Mangieri³, Kazuaki Takabe⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States.
² Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States.
³ General Surgery Department, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905, United States.
⁴ Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States; Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States. Electronic address: kazuaki.takabe@roswellpark.org.

PMID: 28327352
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.03.001

Abstract

Malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast are a rare entity. They occur infrequently but most often in younger women in comparison to typical epithelial-based breast cancers. Treatment of these tumors is not without controversy and in this review we will present an update on the diagnosis and management of malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast.

Keywords: Breast; Malignant phyllodes tumors; Pathology.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Breast / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
Disease Management*
Female
Humans
Phyllodes Tumor / diagnosis*
Phyllodes Tumor / pathology
Phyllodes Tumor / therapy*

Grants and funding

R01 CA160688/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States