Desmoid tumour of the breast

J P Terrier; S Garcia; F Bessenay; P Sappa; L Andrac-Meyer; P Bonnier; C Charpin

doi:10.3892/or.5.3.657

Desmoid tumour of the breast

Oncol Rep. 1998 May-Jun;5(3):657-9. doi: 10.3892/or.5.3.657.

Authors

J P Terrier¹, S Garcia, F Bessenay, P Sappa, L Andrac-Meyer, P Bonnier, C Charpin

Affiliation

¹ Service de Biologie Clinique et d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hopital d'Instruction des Armees Sainte-Anne, Toulon Naval, 83800, France.

PMID: 9538171
DOI: 10.3892/or.5.3.657

Abstract

We describe the clinical and pathological features of a case of desmoid tumour of the breast. The lesion was approximately 3.0 cm in greatest dimension. Histologically, it had infiltrating borders and extended to the pectoral muscle. The differential diagnosis is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fibromatosis, Aggressive / metabolism
Fibromatosis, Aggressive / pathology*
Frozen Sections
Humans
Ki-67 Antigen / metabolism
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism
Receptors, Progesterone / metabolism

Substances

Ki-67 Antigen
Receptors, Estrogen
Receptors, Progesterone