PHYLLODES TUMOR OF THE BREAST

Course overview

PHYLLODES TUMOR OF THE BREAST IS A RELATIVELY RARE FIBROEPITHELIAL NEOPLASM THAT PRESENTS A MORPHOLOGIC CONTINUUM FROM BENIGN TO MALIGNANT. MOST PHYLLODES TUMORS BEHAVE BENIGNLY, WITH LOCAL RECURRENCES OCCURRING IN A SMALL PROPORTION OF CASES. VERY RARELY, THE TUMOR MAY METASTASIZE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PHYLLODES TUMORS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.