Cystosarcoma phyllodes: A rare type of breast cancer that may be benign or malignant. The tumor is usually benign and tends to grow quickly and to a large size. Metastasis often involves the lungs with the skeleton, heart and liver also being common sites. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cystosarcoma phyllodes is available below.
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A type of connective tissue neoplasm 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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Cystosarcoma phyllodes is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cystosarcoma phyllodes, or a subtype of Cystosarcoma phyllodes,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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