title: [Chest wall fibromatosis after mammary prosthesis implantation. A case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Desmoid tumour of the breast is a rare lesion. Only 9 cases in which the origin of the tumour was linked to a breast implant had been published up to 2004. We report a case of aggressive fibromatosis which developed on the thoracic wall two years after implantation of a mammary prosthesis. This tumour was locally aggressive. Radical surgery is the treatment of choice and in this case required a wide surgical resection, including removal of the chest wall, to gain control. The application of adjuvant radiation therapy is controversial.
authors.affiliation: UO Complessa, Chirurgia Generale 1, Servizio di Day-Hospital e Day-Surgery Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I, Siracusa.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guglielmino
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lorenzetti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiducia
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scenna
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bosco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015409:Mastectomy, Radical; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones