1 , S. Venkata Reddy 2 , P. V. Buddha 3 , Sushma P 4 , A. B. Jagadeesh
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Phyllodes tumor of breast is one of the rare neoplasms comprising less than 1% of all breast tumours.aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical charecteristics, treatment regimens and complications of phyllodes tumor in our institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 2 years from 2013 to 2015 of patients who presented to our department, government general hospital, Kakinada. RESULTS: 342 patients presented with breast tumors of which 126 are malignant and 216 are benign. Phyllodes tumor constituted 8 cases of the total breastlump cases presented in our institution from 2013 to 2015. 3 out of 8 cases are recurrent. CONCLUSION: In benign cases wide local excision with clear margins is sufficient to prevent recurrence. In recurrent and malignant cases simple mastectomy has to be done.
