[Chest wall fibromatosis after mammary prosthesis implantation. A case report and review of the literature].
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.
Gandolfo
Luigi
L
UO Complessa, Chirurgia Generale 1, Servizio di Day-Hospital e Day-Surgery Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I, Siracusa.
Guglielmino
Salvatore
S
Lorenzetti
Pietro
P
Fiducia
Giuseppe
G
Scenna
Giovanni
G
Bosco
Vincenzo
V
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
D012828:Silicones