Insidious mastalgia hiding a desmoid tumour of the breast

Abstract

Fibromatosis is a rare, locally aggressive and bening breast tumor that presents problems in the diagnosis and may mimic breast cancer on physical examination, mammography and breast ultrasound. Definitive diagnosis is reached by histologic findings. This case shows the unusual presentation in our patient and management of this unfrecuent desmoid tumor.

Desmoid tumour of the breast as a manifestation of Gardner's syndrome

“…Most reports in literature suggest otherwise, with the tumour being a painless, lump that mimics a carcinoma on clinical examination. [1][2][3]10 Mammography typically show a high density, spiculated, stellate tumour without microcalcifications often indistinguishable from carcinoma. 1,2,7 This was in contrast to the mammographic findings we noted in our patient, this lesion was not picked up by screening, preoperative and postoperative specimen mammograms.…”