Whether phyllodes tumors are benign, borderline, or malignant, the treatment is the same: surgery to remove the tumor, along with at least 1 centimeter of surrounding healthy breast tissue. Some doctors feel that an even wider margin of healthy tissue should be removed. This approach is sometimes called "wide excision."
Wide excision is important because studies have shown that when wide excision is not done, phyllodes tumors are more likely to recur (come back) in the same area of the breast....
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Phyllodes tumors of the breast are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all breast tumors. The name "phyllodes," which is taken from the Greek... Read more »
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Your doctor will want to follow you closely after treatment for a phyllodes tumor. These tumors sometimes can recur locally, which means that they... Read more »
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Signs and symptoms of phyllodes tumors The most common symptom of a phyllodes tumor is a breast lump that you or your doctor can feel while examining... Read more »
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Unlike breast cancers called carcinomas, which develop inside the ducts (milk-carrying tubes) or lobules (milk-producing glands) of the breast,... Read more »
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The term "malignancy" refers to cancerous cells that have the ability to spread to other sites in the body (metastasize) or to invade and destroy... Read more »