Desmoid tumor of the breast: the role of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for a benign breast lesion mimicking a malignancy.
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.
Okamoto
Kyoko
K
Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki City, Japan. kyokonozaki@nifty.com
Kurihara
Yasuyuki
Y
Imamura
Keiko
K
Kanemaki
Yoshihide
Y
Nakajima
Yasuo
Y
Fukuda
Mamoru
M
Maeda
Ichiro
I
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
D011522:Protons