OBJECTIVE:

To present the 12-year experience of the Oncology Unit of the General Hospital of Puebla Eduardo Vázquez N in the treatment of patients with phyllodes tumor.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Longitudinal, restrospective, observational and clinical study carried out in patients with histopathological diagnosis of phyllodes tumor attended from January 2009 to December 2021 in the Oncology Unit of the General Hospital of Puebla. Study variables: incidence, age at diagnosis, location and surgical technique applied. Parametric measures were applied to determine the variables between independent groups.

RESULTS:

Thirty-seven files of patients with a diagnosis of phyllodes tumor were reviewed. An institutional incidence of 1.4% was obtained, of which 18.9% corresponded to malignant tumor. The mean age of the patients was 39.4 (limits 13 to 61 years). In two cases an association with pregnancy was found. In general terms, treatment was surgical, with simple mastectomy and lumpectomy, with recurrence in six cases.

CONCLUSIONS:

Although the incidence of phyllodes tumor is low, it is always important to consider its existence as an alternative for the diagnosis of breast tumors. Surgical treatment with simple mastectomy has seemed to have a good response, with low recurrence rates.

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