The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 1970

Desmoid Type Fibromatosis of the Breast Masquerading as Breast Carcinoma: Value of Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Correlation [Full Article]

Author Information

Ng WL(1), Teoh SY(1), See MH(2), Rahmat K(1), Jayalakshmi P(3), Ramli MT(4), Teh MS(2), Vijayananthan A(1).

(1)Dept of Biomedical Imaging, Univ of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (2)Dept of Surgery, Univ of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (3)Dept of Pathology, Univ of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (formerly). (4)Dept of Radiology, Univ Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.

Publication

Eur J Breast Health

Summary

Desmoid type fibromatosis of the breast is a rare stromal tumor that accounts for <0.2% of all breast tumors. Bilateral and multicentric lesions are extremely rare, with only less than ten cases reported in the literature. Although benign, it is locally aggressive with frequent recurrence in up to almost one-third of the cases. We experienced our first case of bilateral multicentric breast fibromatosis in a 19-year-old woman, with a paternal aunt diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, who presented to our institution with the chief complaint of retracted nipples for 1 year. The patient denied any history of trauma to her chest. Sonography showed suspicious bilateral hypoechoic masses. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed for further evaluation because of the extensive involvement of both the breasts. This report aimed to illustrate the main clinical, radiological, and histopathological characteristics of this rare disease to increase awareness of this entity and discuss the role of MRI.

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