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ArticleBreast disease2024

Primary breast sarcomas: A 13 case-series study treated in university hospital in central Tunisia over a 25-year period.

Fadoua Bouguerra, Samia Kanoun Belajouza, Emna Mziou, Rym Zanzouri, Hayfa Chahdoura, Sabrine Tbessi, Nadia Bouzid, Sameh Tebra Mrad

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Fadoua BouguerraRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Samia Kanoun BelajouzaRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Emna MziouPrevention and Care Safety Department, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Rym ZanzouriRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Hayfa ChahdouraRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Sabrine TbessiRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Nadia BouzidRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Sameh Tebra MradRadiotherapy Oncology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Hôpital Farhat Hached · TNHôpital Sahloul · TN

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Abstract

aimTo retrospectively study the therapeutic modalities of primary breast sarcomas in view of the data of a local Tunisian experience.

methodsIt is a monocentric, descriptive, retrospective study including 13 cases of primary breast sarcoma treated over a period of 25 years (1995-2020) in the oncological radiotherapy department of a university hospital in Sousse, Tunisia.

resultsIn our study, 13 cases of non-metastatic breast sarcomas that has been identified, divided into ten cases of phyllodes sarcomas and three cases of non-phyllodes sarcomas.Surgically, all our patients had a mastectomy. Among them, seven underwent a lymph node procedure: five underwent axillary lymph node dissection, and two others had primary axillary lymph node biopsy. For the adjuvant treatment, all the patients included in our study received radiotherapy and seven received chemotherapy. Local recurrence occurred on the operative scar in one patient after completion of radiation therapy. Metastatic relapse was described in five patients. The time to onset of metastases varied between two months and five years. Nevertheless, a complete remission was noted in 6 patients with a follow-up varying from four years to 20 years. Two patients were lost to follow-up.

conclusionBreast sarcomas remain a very rare entity of aggressive tumors.The therapeutic approach is poorly codified. For this reason, the therapeutic decision should always be discussed in a multidisciplinary assessment.

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Breast NeoplasmsSarcomaAxillaFemaleHospitalsHumansMastectomyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesTunisiabreastchemotherapyradiotherapySarcomasurgery

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