title: Phyllodes tumors of the breast: diagnosis, treatment and prognostic factors related to recurrence.
abstract: Phyllodes tumors of the breast are rare tumor types that consist of 0.3-1.0% in all breast tumors. The naming and classification of breast phyllodes tumor have been debated for years. Based on the classification criteria modified by WHO in 2003, this review mainly introduced the clinicopathologic characteristics, pre-operational diagnosis and the treatment of breast phyllodes tumors, and also summarized the prognostic factors related to tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China;; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Rui
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China;; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Chen-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China;; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Zhao-Zhi
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China;; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China;; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Mao
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Guo
keywords: Phyllodes tumor of the breast (PTB); diagnosis; prognostic factors; treatment