title: Desmoid tumor of the breast: the role of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for a benign breast lesion mimicking a malignancy.
abstract: Desmoid tumor of the breast is an extremely rare condition. It is difficult to provide a correct preoperative diagnosis of desmoid tumor of the breast because of its tendency to mimic breast carcinoma on physical examination and conventional imaging such as mammography and sonography. We present a case of desmoid tumor of the breast that mimicked breast carcinoma, in which proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy assisted the result of biopsy, thus enabling a correct preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki City, Japan. kyokonozaki@nifty.com
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanemaki
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons