Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Breast

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the breast represent extremely rare lesions. Due to the scarcity of reports, their natural history, recurrence, and metastatic potential remain poorly defined. We report on a case of a primary breast IMT in a postmenopausal female patient treated success...

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Main Authors: Christos Markopoulos, Petros Charalampoudis, Evangelia Karagiannis, Zoh Antonopoulou, Dimitrios Mantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/705127
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description Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the breast represent extremely rare lesions. Due to the scarcity of reports, their natural history, recurrence, and metastatic potential remain poorly defined. We report on a case of a primary breast IMT in a postmenopausal female patient treated successfully with breast conserving surgery and review the literature pertaining to this rare entity.
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spelling doaj-art-9716309d490d479c9555d63f5f48c43c2025-02-03T07:25:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/705127705127Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the BreastChristos Markopoulos0Petros Charalampoudis1Evangelia Karagiannis2Zoh Antonopoulou3Dimitrios Mantas4The Breast Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Medical School, National University of Athens, 17 Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, GreeceThe Breast Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Medical School, National University of Athens, 17 Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, GreeceThe Breast Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Medical School, National University of Athens, 17 Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, GreeceThe Breast Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Medical School, National University of Athens, 17 Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, GreeceThe Breast Unit, 2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, Medical School, National University of Athens, 17 Agiou Thoma Street, 11527 Athens, GreeceInflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) of the breast represent extremely rare lesions. Due to the scarcity of reports, their natural history, recurrence, and metastatic potential remain poorly defined. We report on a case of a primary breast IMT in a postmenopausal female patient treated successfully with breast conserving surgery and review the literature pertaining to this rare entity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/705127
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