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Table 2 Tumors characteristics

From: Primitive sarcoma of the breast: new insight on the proper surgical management

Histological type

Diameter (mm)

Surgery

Mitotic index

Cellular atypia

Stromal sarcoma

60

simple mastectomy

2-5 %

yes

Angiosarcoma

60

total right mastectomy

55 %

yes

Phylloides tumor

150

total right mastectomy removal of right chest relapse

high

yes

Pleomorphic sarcoma

160

total left mastectomy

80 %

yes

Liposarcoma

150

total right mastectomy

--

no

Phyllodes tumor borderline

160

Quadrantectomy of the right upper outer quadrant

2 %

no

Phyllodes tumor low grade

100

Quadrantectomy of the right upper outer quadrant

<2 %

no

Chondrosarcoma

60

Quadrantectomy of the right upper outer quadrant

7 %

yes

Epithelial/mesenchymal tumor

150

Quadrantectomy of the right upper outer quadrant and axillary sentinel lymphonode removal

77 %

yes

Sarcoma in phylloides tumor

15

Quadrantectomy of the left upper outer quadrant

high

yes