Desmoid tumor / fibromatosis >>
Aggressive fibromatosis is a rare condition marked by the presence of desmoid tumors, which are benign,
slow-growing musculoaponeurotic tumors without any metastatic potential.
However, aggressive fibromatosis is locally aggressive. Despite their benign nature, they can damage nearby structures causing organ dysfunction.
Histologically they resemble low-grade fibrosarcomas, but they are very locally aggressive and tend to recur even after complete resection.
Scientific research
Breast fibromatosis associated with breast implants 2015 >>
Fibromatosis associated with silicone breast implant: ultrasonography and MR imaging findings 2014 >>
Desmoid tumor (fibromatosis) of the breast after augmentation with saline implants 2012 >>
A desmoid tumor associated with a ruptured silicone breast implant. 2011 >>
Chest wall spindle cell fibromatosis after breast augmentation. 2010 >>
Desmoid tumour of the breast. 2010 >>
Review: aggressive fibromatosis and breast implant. 2008 >>
Do biomaterials cause implant-associated mesenchymal tumors of the breast? Analysis of 8 new cases and review of the literature. 2009 >>
Giant recurrent fibromatosis of the breast: a case report. Clinical features and implications for treatment. 2006 >>
Chest wall fibromatosis associated with silicone breast implants. 1996 >>
Desmoid tumor occurring after reconstruction mammaplasty for breast carcinoma. 1995 >>
Desmoid tumor of the breast following augmentation mammaplasty. 1994 >>
Extra-abdominal desmoid arising from a capsule around a silicone breast implant. 1979 >>