TITLE:
Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast: Experience from the Teaching Hospital of Angre in Abidjan regarding a Series of 24 Cases
AUTHORS:
Ndrin Denis Effoh, Eléonore Gbary-Lagaud, Ramata Kouakou-Kouraogo, Ngolo Alassane Soro, Yapo Privat Akobé, Blanche Carine Houphouet-Mwandji, Claudia Michelle Gadji, Roland Adjoby
KEYWORDS:
Phyllodes Tumor, Breast, Tumorectomy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.15 No.11,
November
21,
2025
ABSTRACT: Phyllodes tumor is a rare fibroepithelial neoplasm belonging to the spectrum of breast tumors. It primarily occurs in adult women and is exceptionally rare in adolescents. We report 24 cases, with patient ages ranging from 11 to 52 years. Diagnosis was established following core needle breast biopsy and confirmed by histological examination. Treatment consisted primarily of wide local excision (tumorectomy) with clear surgical margins and no adjuvant therapy. Achieving adequate surgical margins appears to confer a benefit in terms of both local recurrence-free survival and overall survival, particularly in cases of malignant phyllodes tumors.