Update on the diagnosis and management of malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast.
Malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast are a rare entity. They occur infrequently but most often in younger women in comparison to typical epithelial-based breast cancers. Treatment of these tumors is not without controversy and in this review we will present an update on the diagnosis and management of malignant phyllodes tumors of the breast.
Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States.
Matthew
M
Strode
Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States.
Thaer
T
Khoury
General Surgery Department, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905, United States.
Christopher
C
Mangieri
Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States; Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States. Electronic address: kazuaki.takabe@roswellpark.org.
Kazuaki
K
Takabe
D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D003557:Phyllodes Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
Breast; Malignant phyllodes tumors; Pathology