The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

November 2017

Fibromatosis of the breast mimicking cancer: A case report

Author Information

Grimaldi MC(1), Trentin C(2), Lo Gullo R(2), Cassano E(2)

(1)Postgraduation School of Radiology, University of Milan, via Festa del Perdono7, 20122 Milan, Italy. (2)Breast Imaging Division, European Institute of Oncology, via G. Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.

Publication

Radiol Case Rep

Summary

Breast fibromatosis, also referred to as desmoid tumor or aggressive fibromatosis, is a very rare, locally aggressive disease that does not metastasize. Bilateral lesions are extremely rare and are found in only 4% of patients with breast fibromatosis. Tumor recurrence following surgery occurs in 18%-29% of patients, most often within the first 2 years after surgery. In this report, we discuss a case of breast fibromatosis, mimicking a breast carcinoma both clinically and radiologically, that presented clinically with dimpling of the skin of the left breast in a 31-year-old woman. The patient relapsed a few months after surgery, with a multicentric and bilateral disease.

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