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. 2011 Jul 15;2(2):141–144. doi: 10.1007/s13193-011-0077-3

Table 1.

Overview of various studies highlighting the role of radiotherapy in phyllodes tumor

Study Number of patients Criteria for giving radiotherapy Inference (for using radiotherapy: yes/no/equivocal)
Chaney AW et al. [4] 08 bulky tumor volume, positive margins, recurrence, and/or malignant histology. YES
Belkac’emi etal [5] 39 Malignant and borderline histology YES
Macdonald OK et al. [6] 821 Malignant and borderline histology EQUIVOCAL
Saumarova’R et al. [8] 25 Malignant histology YES
Stranzl H et al. [9] 06 Malignant histology YES
Erhan Y et al. [10] 21 high mitotic rate, p53 and Ki-67 fraction YES
Chen WH et al. [7] 172 Malingnant and borderline histology EQUIVOCAL