Open AccessMalignant phyllodes tumors of the breast: A comprehensive literature review
Author(s) -
Papas Yasmine,
Asmar Antoine El,
Ghandour Fatmeh,
Hajj Imad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the breast journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1524-4741
pISSN - 1075-122X
DOI - 10.1111/tbj.13523
Subject(s) - medicine , phyllodes tumor , pathological , radiological weapon , histopathology , radiology , general surgery , pathology
Malignant phyllodes tumors (MPT) have always been a great deal of controversy among fibroepithelial tumors of the breast. Genetics, histopathology, and tumor behavior on the cellular scale shape their extent of aggressiveness. Diagnosis is based on radiological and pathological findings. Cure is surgical excision. This article reveals the most common clinical indices, which should raise the surgeon's concerns on a benign‐looking tumor to further investigate its nature, and the importance of an adequate surgical intervention, preferably done by an oncoplastic breast surgeon, in order to accomplish the ideal outcome for the patient.