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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Pathol. 2013 Jul 31;44(11):2494–2500. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.06.009

Table 1.

Criteria for subclassification of breast phyllodes tumors

Morphologic features BP BLP MP
Circumscription Well circumscribed Intermediate Infiltrative
Stromal pattern Uniform Heterogeneous Overgrowth
Stromal cellularity Moderate Moderate Marked
Stromal pleomorphism Mild-moderate Moderate Marked
Stromal mitoses Few (<5/10 HPF) Intermediate (5-10/10 HPF) Numerous (>10/10 HPF)

Note: Adapted from Rosen’s Breast Pathology [1]; WHO Classification of Tumours of the Breast [2]. Abbreviation: HPF, high-power field.