{"id":74,"date":"2019-04-14T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2019-04-15T07:54:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T07:54:44","slug":"phylloides-tumor-breast-lump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/phylloides-tumor-breast-lump\/","title":{"rendered":"Phylloides Tumor | Breast Lump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Phylloides tumor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phyllodes tumors<\/strong>\u00a0(from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_language\">Greek<\/a>:\u00a0<em>phullon<\/em>\u00a0leaf), also\u00a0<strong>cystosarcoma phyllodes<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>cystosarcoma phylloides<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>phylloides tumor<\/strong>, are typically large, fast-growing masses that form from the periductal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stromal_cell\">stromal cells<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breast\">breast<\/a>. They account for less than 1% of all breast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neoplasia\">neoplasms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is predominantly a tumor of adult women. Patients typically present with a firm, palpable mass. These tumors are very fast-growing, and can increase in size in just a few weeks. Occurrence is most common between the ages of 40 and 50, prior to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Menopause\">menopause<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/phylloides-tumor-breast-lump\/546555379-h\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/546555379-H-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/546555379-H-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/546555379-H.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breast Lumps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The common treatment for phyllodes is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wide_local_excision\">wide local excision<\/a>.<sup>]<\/sup>Other than surgery, there is no cure for phyllodes, as chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not effective.<\/p>\n<p>The risk of developing local recurrence or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metastasis\">metastases<\/a>\u00a0is related to the histologic grade, according to the above-named features<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phylloides tumor Phyllodes tumors\u00a0(from\u00a0Greek:\u00a0phullon\u00a0leaf), also\u00a0cystosarcoma phyllodes,\u00a0cystosarcoma phylloides\u00a0and\u00a0phylloides tumor, are typically large, fast-growing masses that form from the periductal\u00a0stromal cells\u00a0of the\u00a0breast. They account for less than 1% of all breast\u00a0neoplasms. Presentation This is predominantly a tumor of adult women. Patients typically present with a firm, palpable mass. 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