J Korean Soc Ultrasound Med.  2010 Dec;29(4):297-301.

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Breast: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea. med20@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Korea.

Abstract

An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an uncommon type of tumor composed of spindle-shaped myofibroblast admixed with mature plasma and inflammatory cells. It is most common in the lungs and in various organs; however, a few cases of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the breast have been reported in the literature. To date, there are no typical radiologic findings but an ill-defined marginated mass which was a suspicious malignancy has been reported in the literature. Here, we describe the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings of a case of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the breast with a spiculated margin which was strongly suspect as being a malignancy in a 36-year-old woman.

Keyword

Inflammatory Pseudotumor; Breast Neoplasms; Mammography; Ultrasonography

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breast
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Granuloma, Plasma Cell
Humans
Lung
Mammography
Myofibroblasts
Plasma
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