title: Cystosarcoma phylloides in the adolescent female.
abstract: Two cases of cystosarcoma phylloides in the adolescent female are presented and the literature reviewed. This lesion is usually benign. Even when malignant, simple excision has been curative in 2 or 3 cases. Therapy recommended is local excision with a small margin of normal tissue.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions