Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast: imaging features and review of the literature.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of our study was to present the imaging features, including an MRI example, of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast, an uncommon soft-tissue neoplasm of the breast, and review the literature.

CONCLUSION:

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is an extremely rare malignancy of the breast, with few published reports. This is the largest collection of such cases in a single institution with analysis of the imaging features.

• Authors: Su-Ju Lee, Mary C Mahoney, Elizabeth Shaughnessy
• Journal: AJR. American journal of roentgenology (AJR Am J Roentgenol) Vol. 193 Issue 1 Pg. W64-9 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1546-3141 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19542385 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adult
• Breast Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Dermatofibrosarcoma (diagnosis)
• Female
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (methods)