title: [Phyllodes tumors of the breast].
abstract: Phyllodes tumors are mixed tumors of the mammary gland. They account for 0.3 to 0.5 per cent of all breast tumors. This is a report on nineteen cases presenting phyllodes tumors. Depending on the number of mitoses, growth pattern and atypism degree, the neoplasms are classified as benign (12 cases), borderline (2) and malignant (5). Fourteen of them (9 with benign and 5 with malignant phyllodes tumors) undergo clinical follow-up study. A case with bilateral location of the neoplasm exhibiting strongly expressed susceptibility to relapse is described. The basic methods of preoperative diagnosis and the operative treatment procedures used are outlined.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trifonov
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aleksiev
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sedloev
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basarova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015413:Mastectomy, Simple; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*