Breast fibromatosis mimicking breast carcinoma.

We present the case of a 30-year-old white woman who presented with a palpable mass within the medial portion of her right breast. She reported breast carcinoma in both her paternal grandmother and maternal aunt. Subsequent mammographic and sonographic evaluation demonstrated an irregular solid mass within the posteromedial portion of the right breast. Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy revealed low-grade myofibroblastic proliferation consistent with breast fibromatosis. The lesion was surgically resected via wide local excision. Follow-up mammograms performed 1 and 2 years after resection demonstrated no radiographic evidence of recurrence. PMID: 23382604 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research