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Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast (the Egyptian Experience)

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Phyllodes tumors (PT) are rare fibroepithelial lesions, about 0.3–0.5% of all breast tumors. This study is an evaluation of patient characteristics, clinicopathologic features, diagnostic tools, therapeutic options, risk factors for recurrence, and distant metastasis and follow-up findings in patients with PTs. One hundred twenty-seven patients with pathologically proved PTs in the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt, from January 2011 to January 2016 were reviewed and analyzed. Sixty patients presented with benign PTs (47.2%), 34 had borderline PTs (26.8%), and 33 had malignant PTs (26%). The mean follow-up period was approximately 36 months; local recurrence occurred in 34 patients, 9 benign cases (14.5%), 11 borderlines (32.4%), and 14 malignant PTs (42.4%). Mastectomy was the most commonly used surgery in recurrent cases (61.4%). Axillary staging was performed in 31 cases (24.4%); only 2 cases showed positive nodal metastasis (6.5%) and were of the malignant subtype. Distant metastasis occurred in 12 patients, 4 with borderline PTs, and 8 with malignant PTs. The most common site for metastasis was the lungs and bones. Adjuvant radiotherapy was applied in 9 patients, 2 in borderline phyllodes, and 7 in malignant phyllodes; post-radiotherapy recurrence occurred in 5 malignant phyllodes patients. Chemotherapy was employed in 10 metastatic patients (4 with borderline and 6 with malignant phyllodes); excision with clear margins is important to reduce the local recurrence. Routine axillary staging should not be done. The adjuvant radiation therapy is still controversial. Local recurrence can develop even after appropriate surgery. Therefore, close follow-up is mandatory.

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  1. Surgical oncology department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University Egypt, Giza, Egypt

    Maher H. Ibreaheem, Sherif Naguib & Mohammed Gamal

  2. Radiotherapy department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt, Giza, Egypt

    Rimoun Boutrus

  3. Radio-diagnosis department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt, Giza, Egypt

    Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed Gomaa

  4. Nuclear medicine department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt, Giza, Egypt

    Omnia Talaat

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Ibreaheem, M.H., Naguib, S., Gamal, M. et al. Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast (the Egyptian Experience). Indian J Surg Oncol 11, 423–432 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-020-01107-5

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