What is it about?
Phyllodes tumors (PT) of the breast represent less than 1% of all mammary tumors, particularly in adolescent girls and young women with the ability to recur and metastasize, and it behaves biologically like a stromal neoplasm. Traditionally, phyllodes tumors are graded by the use of a set of histologic data into benign, borderline, and malignant.
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Why is it important?
Phyllodes tumors (PT) of the breast are rare biphasic breast tumor neoplasms. They represent less than 1% of all mammary tumors and 2% to 3% of fibroepithelial neoplasms of the breast and are typified by stromal proliferation.
Perspectives
They are more common in genitally active women than in post-menopausal women, and are frequently large (4 to 5 cm) at the time of diagnosis. It is a mixed tumor, known as fibro-epithelial, characterized by the proliferation of epithelial cells and connective tissue cells, whereas the majority of breast cancers affect glandular cells. These tumors can be malignant or benign. We report the clinical observation, imaging data, pathological findings and management of a phyllodes tumor in a 14-year-old girl.
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This page is a summary of: Phyllodes Tumor in a Young Girl: One Case Report, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, June 2024, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2400136.
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