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DOI:10.2214/AJR.08.2141
AJR 2009; 193:W64-W69
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Clinical Observations

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Breast: Imaging Features and Review of the Literature

Su-Ju Lee1, Mary C. Mahoney1 and Elizabeth Shaughnessy2

1 Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Barrett Breast Center, 234 Goodman St., ML 0772, Cincinnati, OH 45219-0772.
2 Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Barrett Breast Center, Cincinnati, OH.

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.

Keywords: breast • breast MRI • dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans • imaging features


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