Fibrosarcoma of the breast

A total of 5 583 symptomatic patients were referred for xeromammography at the Mammographic Clinic, Johannesburg General Hospital, between June 1974 and January 1979. Four hundred and fifty-eight carcinomas and 3 sarcomas were recorded. The incidence of carcinoma in our series was 7,9% and that of sarcoma 0,65%, while there was a 0,21% incidence of pure fibrosarcoma. Comparison is made with world literature.