Benign Phyllodes Tumors: Comparison of Prognosis among Three Different Surgical Approaches

Table 2

Patient and tumor characteristics of the 17 recurred cases.

Case number	Surgical approach	Age (y)	Maximum diameter (cm)	Time to postoperative recurrence (mo)	Recurrent tumor pathology	Tumor size after recurrence (cm)
1	US-VAE	49	3.2	12	Benign PT	1.7
2	US-VAE	23	3.6	10	Benign PT	2.3
3	US-VAE	22	4.9	6	Benign PT	3.5
4	US-VAE	22	2.7	8	Benign PT	1.2
5	US-VAE	36	2.3	9	Benign PT	1.8
6	US-VAE	55	2.5	96	Benign PT	3.1
7	Local lumpectomy	42	3	24	Benign PT	5.4
8	Local lumpectomy	41	8	10	Benign PT	1.2
9	Local lumpectomy	35	4.2	6	Benign PT	3.2
10	Local lumpectomy	48	5.4	10	Malignant PT	1.3
11	Local lumpectomy	37	3.1	2	Benign PT	1.5
12	Local lumpectomy	22	6.8	2	Benign PT	1.6
13	Local lumpectomy	46	4	60	Benign PT	2.1
14	Local lumpectomy	64	2.3	12	Benign PT	1.5
15	Extend lumpectomy	41	4.7	12	Benign PT	1.8
16	Extend lumpectomy	12	8.4	6	Benign PT	5.9
17	Extend lumpectomy	43	3.2	8	Benign PT	1.3

US-VAE: ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision; PT: phyllodes tumor.