Breast Disease, Phyllodes Breast Tumor
Conditions
Brief summary
To determine the feasibility of cryotherapy for B3 fibroepithelial lesions
Interventions
PROCEDUREcryotherapy
comparison between cryotherapy and surgery
Sponsors
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
21 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* lesion seen on ultrasound * core biopsy revealed FEL of B3 * lesion \</+3.5cm * keen for cryotherapy instead of surgery * has other breast lesions for followup
Exclusion criteria
* cancer patients * patients with bleeding diathesis * lesions causing visible breast deformity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| recurrence of the lesion | 2 years from procedure | assessed on ultrasound |
| breast cosmetic outcome | at 1 year post procedure | patient self assessment of excellent (1), good (2), fair (3) poor (4). score of 1-4,1 being the best score |
| pain score | immediate post procedure | using pain score scale of 0-10, a higher score indicates a worse outcome |
Countries
Singapore
Contacts
Primary ContactGeok Hoon Lim
Outcome results
None listed