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Riccardo Foà1, Stefania Rizzo2, Francesco Petrella3
1Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, via A. di Rudinì 8, Milan 20142, Italy.
Abstract:
A 57-year-old woman with a previous history of aesthetic surgery for breast reduction presented with a subcutaneous mass in the right axilla. A CT scan showed a solid mass on the chest wall, and she underwent surgical resection with a diagnosis of aggressive fibromatosis. After a 10-month period of follow-up, a local recurrence occurred, and in accordance with the up-to-date approach, the recurrence has been treated with a conservative approach (medical treatments) with good control of the symptoms and downsizing of the lesion.
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