Medical treatment of mammary desmoid-type fibromatosis: which benefit?

Abstract Background Breast fibromatosis is a rare disease characterized by monoclonal fibroblast proliferation. It has no ability to metastasize but has a high local recurrence rate and often infiltrates surrounding tissues. Surgical treatment is the reference, but recently, new targeted therapies h...

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Main Authors: Louise Scheer, Massimo Lodi, Sébastien Molière, Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz, Carole Mathelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1148-x