Successful chemotherapy for cystosarcoma phyllodes in a young woman.

Abstract

Cystosarcoma phyllodes is a rare neoplasm of the breast. The tumor contains both stromal and epithelial elements. Local excision or simple mastectomy is usually curative. Most recurrences are local and can be controlled with excision. We treated a 23-year-old woman in whom disease had metastasized to the lungs with six courses of doxorubicin hydrochloride and cisplatin at three-week intervals and achieved complete remission.

• Authors: R Allen, D Nixon, M York, J Coleman
• Journal: Archives of internal medicine (Arch Intern Med) Vol. 145 Issue 6 Pg. 1127-8 (Jun 1985) ISSN: 0003-9926 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2988474 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Doxorubicin
• Cisplatin

Topics

• Adult
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Breast Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Cisplatin (administration & dosage)
• Doxorubicin (administration & dosage)
• Female
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, secondary)
• Phyllodes Tumor (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, secondary)
• Radiography