[Retracted] Phyllodes Tumor of Breast: A Review Article

Table 3

Benign phyllodes tumors	Borderline phyllodes tumors	Malignant phyllodes tumors
The stromal compound, represented by stromal fragments, isolated stromal cells, and naked stromal nuclei are found to be more numerous than the epithelial one in most of the cases.	(i) There is predominance of the stromal component as compared to the epithelial one.; (ii) Frequent hypercellular stromal fragments, an average of 2 in each microscopical field.; (iii) Frequent large spindle cells and monomorphic naked stromal nuclei.	(i) Stromal fragments of variable dimensions, with moderate cellularity, made of discohesive spindle cells, with atypical nuclei.; (ii) Minimal/no epithelial elements found on the smears.; (iii) Presence of atypical multinucleated giant cells.