title: Desmoid tumour of the breast.
abstract: We describe the clinical and pathological features of a case of desmoid tumour of the breast. The lesion was approximately 3.0 cm in greatest dimension. Histologically, it had infiltrating borders and extended to the pectoral muscle. The differential diagnosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Biologie Clinique et d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hopital d'Instruction des Armees Sainte-Anne, Toulon Naval, 83800, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Terrier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bessenay
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sappa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrac-Meyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonnier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charpin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone