title: Phyllodes tumor of the breast.
abstract: We present a case of 49-year-old woman who presented with a three month history of progressive right-sided breast pain and swelling and was found with bulky tumor at her initial presentation. She was diagnosed with phyllodes tumor of her breast and treated initially with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and mastectomy. We discuss recent advances in diagnosis and management of breast phyllodes tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland. greg.korpanty@gmail.com
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Korpanty
authors.forename: Derek G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Conleth
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kell
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin