@article{hbkup:/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.14, author = "Al Mashat, F. M. H.", title = "Phyllodes Tumors", journal= "Qatar Medical Journal", year = "2005", volume = "2005", number = "1", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.14", url = "https://www.qscience.com/content/journals/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.14", publisher = "Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)", issn = "2227-0426", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "phyllodes tumour", keywords = "sarcoma of the breast", keywords = "Cystosarcoma phyllodes", eid = "14", abstract = "The purpose of this study is to formulate guidelines for proper surgical management ofphyllodes tumours. It is a disease often misdiagnosed by the pathologist and undertreated by surgeons. We have retrospectively studied 12 patients with histologically proven cystosarcoma phyllodes (CSP). There were 4 benign and 8 malignant lesions, with an incidence of 33.33% vs 66.66% respectively. The treatment was surgical in all patients. The extent of surgery ranged from wide local excision to Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM). One patient with malignant CSP developed lung metastases (12.5%) and three had recurrences (37.5%). The exact recurrence rate can't be calculated because 5 patients lost follow-up. The results of this study indicates that local excision is safe for benign CSP and all patients with malignant CSP should be treated by mastectomy since there is a high recurrence rate with local excision (37.5 %).", }