A 57-year-old woman with a previous history of aesthetic surgery for breast reduction presented with a subcutaneous mass in the right axilla. A CT scan showed a solid mass on the chest wall, and she underwent surgical resection with a diagnosis of aggressive fibromatosis. After a 10-month period of follow-up, a local recurrence occurred, and in accordance with the up-to-date approach, the recurrence has been treated with a conservative approach (medical treatments) with good control of the symptoms and downsizing of the lesion.
Recurrent aggressive fibromatosis of the chest wall / R. Foà, S. Rizzo, F. Petrella, F. De Maria, M. Bellomi. - In: ECANCERMEDICALSCIENCE. - ISSN 1754-6605. - 8:(2014 Sep), pp. 464.1-464.5. [10.3332/ecancer.2014.464]
Recurrent aggressive fibromatosis of the chest wall
R. Foà
;F. Petrella;F. De MariaPenultimo
;M. BellomiUltimo
2014
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A 57-year-old woman with a previous history of aesthetic surgery for breast reduction presented with a subcutaneous mass in the right axilla. A CT scan showed a solid mass on the chest wall, and she underwent surgical resection with a diagnosis of aggressive fibromatosis. After a 10-month period of follow-up, a local recurrence occurred, and in accordance with the up-to-date approach, the recurrence has been treated with a conservative approach (medical treatments) with good control of the symptoms and downsizing of the lesion.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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