Extra-abdominal desmoid mimicking malignant male breast tumor.
A rare case of extra-abdominal desmoid tumor is reported. A palpable mass was detected in the right breast of a 47-year-old man. Mammography showed a stellate mass without calcification, and breast ultrasound examination revealed a solid, inhomogeneous, non-calcified lesion. The result of cytological examination of the fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimen was equivocal. Histology of the surgical specimen showed extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. Extra-abdominal presentation of this semimalignant tumor is rare and may mimic malignant breast tumor. Differential diagnosis is difficult and usually based on the result of the histological examination.
Ormándi
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Department of Radiology, A. Szent-Györgyi University Medical School, P. O. Box 412, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary.
Lázár
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Tószegi
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A
Palkó
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged