J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Mar;66(3):287-291. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.3.287.

Recurrent Primary Fibromatosis in the Breast: A Case Report

• Lim SJ
• Kang YH
• Kim L
• Cho YU
• Lee JW
• Kim YJ

• KMID: 1439429
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.3.287

Abstract

Fibromatosis is a rare benign tumor that presents predominantly as a unilateral, painless, palpable, and firm to hard mass which may be accompanied by skin dimpling and nipple retraction. It is characterized as an infiltrating fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferation that can behave in a locally aggressive fashion if incompletely excised. However, it is not known to metastasize. We report a case of a 39-year-old female with recurrent fibromatosis in the breast. Initially, the mass was detected by a screening mammography. It appeared as an oval mass and recurred twice after surgical excision over a 36-month period with a more suspicious appearance.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Fibroblasts
Fibroma
Humans
Mammography
Mass Screening
Myofibroblasts
Nipples
Skin

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