What's the difference between phyllode and phyllody?
Phyllode
Definition:
(n.) Same as Phyllodium.
Example Sentences:
(1) A case report involving an oral lesion that was found to be histologically identical to the stromal component of malignant metastatic cystosarcoma phyllodes of the breast is described.
(2) An unusual multifocal cystosarcoma phyllodes is reported.
(3) Systemic metastases occurred in only one case of malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes.
(4) Histology of the phyllodes tumor disclosed remnant of fibroadenoma in one area, and it is believed that the latter gave rise to the malignant phyllodes tumor within the field of irradiation.
(5) The accuracy of MR imaging with Gd-DTPA enhancement was compared with mammography and ultrasonography in 52 patients with clinically palpable benign and malignant breast masses (36 carcinomas, 2 malignant phyllodes tumors, 7 fibroadenomas, 7 cysts).
(6) We studied the DNA histograms obtained by flow cytometry from a series of six giant fibroadenomas and ten phyllodes tumors to determine if the analysis of DNA ploidy would help to predict clinical behavior.
(7) On computerized tomographic imaging phyllodes type of atypical prostatic hyperplasia has a distinct appearance.
(8) A case of prostatic phyllodes tumor which developed in a 78-yr-old man is reported.
(9) A 47 year old woman presented with a rapidly growing recurrence in the chest wall following simple mastectomy for a malignant phyllodes tumour of the breast.
(10) A series of 59 phyllodes tumors of the breast was retrospectively reviewed (average follow-up = 3.9 years).
(11) Four of them had phyllodes tumour, one a malignant myoepithelioma and one a liposarcoma.
(12) There were only three malignant and six borderline phyllodes tumours out of 106 cases, and this incidence is far below that of many other studies in which the malignant cases are believed to constitute 23-27%.
(13) The distribution pattern of fibronectin in metaplastic carcinomas, stromal sarcomas, malignant cystosarcoma phyllodes tumours and histiocytic type lymphomas of the human female breast has been studied using the indirect immunoperoxidase technique on formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue.
(14) A case of cystosarcoma phyllodes with liposarcomatous stroma is presented.
(15) A unusually large tumor of the left breast diagnosed as a cystosarcoma phyllodes with multiple malignant sarcomatous changes of the stroma, consisting of liposarcoma, myxoid fibrosarcoma, anaplastic, and giant cell sarcoma is described.
(16) The features bear a strong resemblance to cystosarcoma phyllodes of the female breast and probably represent a comparable lesion.
(17) The present study indicates that a DNA content abnormality it is a reliable marker of malignancy in these neoplasms, and it may identify subsets of patients with variable biologic courses within the histopathologic spectrum of cystosarcoma phyllodes.
(18) Reports of 4 personal cases of breast sarcomas (3 cases of cystosarcoma phyllodes and 1 angiosarcoma), the authors review the literature concerning these rare tumors which account for less than 1% of malignant tumors of the breast.
(19) The clinico-pathological aspects of 19 cases of cystosarcoma phyllodes (CP) were reviewed with special attention to the occurrence of associated breast carcinoma (BC).
(20) Our data suggest that flow cytometric S fractions may be a useful predictor of clinical outcome in cystosarcoma phyllodes that can complement the traditional histologic analysis of these rare breast tumors.
Phyllody
Definition:
(n.) A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the condition of leaves.
Example Sentences:
(1) This hybridoma also gave a negative ELISA when tested against sieve tube preparations from periwinkles affected by citrus greening or Spiroplasma citri, but a positive ELISA when tested against phyllody-affected sieve-tube preparations.