Desmoid tumour of the breast: case report and review of the literature.
Fibromatosis or desmoid tumour of the breast is an extremely rare, locally aggressive tumour with a tendency to relapse. Nevertheless these tumours do not have metastatic potential. Early recognition and wide local excision of the tumour is the treatment of choice. We present a case of a desmoid tumour of the breast in a 67-year-old woman and provide a review of the literature.
Departement of General Surgery, Heilig-Hart Ziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, Belgium. julie.horevoets@student.kuleuven.be
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Horevoets
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Smet
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Pattyn
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van Dorpe
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Vuylsteke
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary / Q000379:methods