"Phyllodes Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of connective tissue neoplasm typically arising from intralobular stroma of the breast. It is characterized by the rapid enlargement of an asymmetric firm mobile mass. Histologically, its leaf-like stromal clefts are lined by EPITHELIAL CELLS. Rare phyllodes tumor of the prostate is also known.
| Descriptor ID |
D003557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.795.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Phyllodes Tumor- Phyllodes Tumor
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Tumor, Phyllodes
- Tumors, Phyllodes
- Cystosarcoma Phyllodes
- Cystosarcoma Phylloides
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