The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

May 2017

Desmoid Tumor of the Breast : a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author Information

Karam Yatribi, Abdelmalik Mouzount, Soufiane Berhili, Sanae El Majjaoui, Hanan El Kacemi, Tayeb Kebdani, Noureddine Benjaafar

Department of Radiotherapy, National Institute of Oncology, Mohamed 5 University in Rabat, Morocco.

Publication

Int Annals Medicine

Summary

Desmoid tumor is frequently locally aggressive with frequent recurrence even if without metastatic potential. Breast is an unusual location of this entity, and only a few cases of breast desmoid tumors have been reported. We present a case of a desmoid tumor of the left breast in a 24-years-old woman, with a review of the literature.

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