[Phyllodes tumor: institutional experience].
BACKGROUND
Phyllodes tumor represents one of the fibroepithelial breast neoplasms that accounts for 0.3% to 1% of the breast tumors.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a case series of patients with phyllodes tumor diagnosis.


METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients that had confirmed histological phyllodes tumor collected over a period of ten years.


RESULTS
The incidence was 0.8%, 12.5% of cases corresponded to malignant phyllodes. The average age was 35 years (range 14-50 years); the most frequent site of localization was the superior and external quadrant of the breast; the average tumoral size by image studies (ultrasound or mastography) and by direct measurement was 61 mm (13-150 mm) and 77 mm (30-300 mm), respectively. One case coexisted with pregnancy.


CONCLUSIONS
It is a rare neoplasm, andthe clinician must be aware of its timely diagnosis and treatment, if not some cases will develop breast deformity and some others will be borderline or malignant.
Aranda Flores
Carlos
C
Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, México. aranda_floresc@hotmail.com
Olaya Guzmán
Emilio José
EJ
Colin Valenzuela
Alinne
A
Miguel Pérez
Pedro Silvestre
PS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult