Diseases

Phyllodes Tumor

A type of connective tissue neoplasm typically arising from intralobular stroma of the breast. It is characterized by the rapid enlargement of an asymmetric firm mobile mass. Histologically, its leaf-like stromal clefts are lined by EPITHELIAL CELLS. Rare phyllodes tumor of the prostate is also known.

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A type of connective tissue neoplasm typically arising from intralobular stroma of the breast. It is characterized by the rapid enlargement of an asymmetric firm mobile mass. Histologically, its leaf-like stromal clefts are lined by EPITHELIAL CELLS. Rare phyllodes tumor of the prostate is also known.

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  • Cystosarcoma Phyllodes
  • Cystosarcoma Phylloides
  • Phyllodes Tumors
  • Tumor, Phyllodes
  • Tumors, Phyllodes
  • Malignant Cystosarcoma Phyllodes
  • Cystosarcoma Phyllodes, Malignant

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with probably BREAST NEOPLASMS (IM) or more rarely PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

94; was CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLODES 1963-93

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phyllodes Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003557. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003557
  2. Phyllodes Tumor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllodes_tumor
  3. Phyllodes Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1149070