title: Cystosarcoma phylloides in the adolescent female.
abstract: Between 1979 and 1985, five adolescent females have undergone excision of cystosarcoma phylloides. Mean age at presentation was 15 years with a range of 13 to 18 years. Clinical characteristics unique to this diagnosis included a recent history of rapid growth and the large size of the breast mass (mean diameter 7 cm) at initial presentation. Each patient underwent "cosmetic" excisional biopsy utilizing either a circumareolar or inframammary approach. In four patients, the neoplasm was benign with no postoperative recurrence (mean follow-up 33.8 months). The remaining lesion was malignant (liposarcoma) and subsequent simple mastectomy was performed. There was no evidence of disease at 35 months.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mollitt
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Golladay
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Gloster
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jimenez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery