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Extra-abdominal desmoid mimicking malignant male breast tumor. 1999

K Ormándi, and G Lázár, and A Tószegi, and A Palkó

Department of Radiology, A. Szent-Györgyi University Medical School, P. O. Box 412, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary.

A rare case of extra-abdominal desmoid tumor is reported. A palpable mass was detected in the right breast of a 47-year-old man. Mammography showed a stellate mass without calcification, and breast ultrasound examination revealed a solid, inhomogeneous, non-calcified lesion. The result of cytological examination of the fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimen was equivocal. Histology of the surgical specimen showed extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. Extra-abdominal presentation of this semimalignant tumor is rare and may mimic malignant breast tumor. Differential diagnosis is difficult and usually based on the result of the histological examination.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D003952	Diagnostic Imaging	Any visual display of structural or functional patterns of organs or tissues for diagnostic evaluation. It includes measuring physiologic and metabolic responses to physical and chemical stimuli, as well as ultramicroscopy.	Imaging, Diagnostic,Imaging, Medical,Medical Imaging
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001707	Biopsy, Needle	Removal and examination of tissue obtained through a transdermal needle inserted into the specific region, organ, or tissue being analyzed.	Aspiration Biopsy,Puncture Biopsy,Aspiration Biopsies,Biopsies, Aspiration,Biopsies, Needle,Biopsies, Puncture,Biopsy, Aspiration,Biopsy, Puncture,Needle Biopsies,Needle Biopsy,Puncture Biopsies
D018222	Fibromatosis, Aggressive	A childhood counterpart of abdominal or extra-abdominal desmoid tumors, characterized by firm subcutaneous nodules that grow rapidly in any part of the body but do not metastasize. The adult form of abdominal fibromatosis is FIBROMATOSIS, ABDOMINAL. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Desmoid,Aggressive Fibromatoses,Aggressive Fibromatosis,Desmoids,Fibromatoses, Aggressive
D018567	Breast Neoplasms, Male	Any neoplasms of the male breast. These occur infrequently in males in developed countries, the incidence being about 1% of that in females.	Male Breast Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Breast, Male,Breast Cancer, Male,Breast Carcinoma, Male,Breast Tumors, Male,Male Breast Cancer,Neoplasms, Male Breast,Tumors, Breast, Male,Breast Neoplasm, Male,Breast Tumor, Male,Cancer, Male Breast,Carcinoma, Male Breast,Male Breast Carcinoma,Male Breast Neoplasm,Male Breast Tumor,Male Breast Tumors,Neoplasm, Male Breast,Tumor, Male Breast,Tumors, Male Breast