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Published in: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2/2019

01-06-2019 | Case Report

A Huge Benign Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast: a Rare Entity

Author: Jeetendar Paryani

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2019

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Excerpt

Phyllodes tumours are unusual neoplasms that consist of less than 1% of all breast tumours. These are special tumours that occur exclusively in the female breast [14]. The term cystosarcoma phyllodes labelled by Johannes Muller for these tumours is a misnomer as they are rarely cystic and usually have a benign clinical course [3]. …
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Metadata
Title
A Huge Benign Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast: a Rare Entity
Author
Jeetendar Paryani
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0975-7651
Electronic ISSN: 0976-6952
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-019-00911-y

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