Phylloides tumor is rarely diagnosed in surgical clinics. There is high chance of missing of this kind of tumor by junior surgeons as it is also rarely explained in literature and diagnosed in our locality region. Malignant phylloides are associated with a higher rate of recurrence than their benign counterparts, underlying the importance of adequate surgical margins. This is a case of a 22 years old female attended at surgical outpatient clinic with complain of swelling in the right breast for about two years. On cytological and histological investigation showed benign phylloides tumor. The excision surgery was performed where by tumor was remove. The close follow up was done as it has tendency of reoccurrence.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103301DOI Listing

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