Chir Ital. 2006 Sep-Oct;58(5):655-60.

[Chest wall fibromatosis after mammary prosthesis implantation. A case report and review of the literature]

[Article in Italian]

Gandolfo L, Guglielmino S, Lorenzetti P, Fiducia G, Scenna G, Bosco V.

UO Complessa, Chirurgia Generale 1, Servizio di Day-Hospital e Day-Surgery Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I, Siracusa.

Desmoid tumour of the breast is a rare lesion. Only 9 cases in which the origin of the tumour was linked to a breast implant had been published up to 2004. We report a case of aggressive fibromatosis which developed on the thoracic wall two years after implantation of a mammary prosthesis. This tumour was locally aggressive. Radical surgery is the treatment of choice and in this case required a wide surgical resection, including removal of the chest wall, to gain control. The application of adjuvant radiation therapy is controversial.

PMID: 17069197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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