Abstract

QUINTERO, Elías; DUQUE, Juan Camilo; QUINTERO, Catalina  and  QUINTERO, Sebastián. Myofibroblastoma of the breast: the infrequent Abrikosoff's tumor. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.2, pp.154-160. ISSN 2011-7582.

Introduction: There is an increasing incidence of neoplastic diseases of the breast being recorded in recent years, with the consequent increase in the number of cases of neoplastic lesions that previously had been infrequent or nonexistent. With the marked improvement and availability of screening techniques, more sophisticated pathological studies, and better access to opportune and adequate medical treatment, we are witnessing an increase in the number of cases of the granular cell tumors of the breast, or Abrikossoff´s tumors. Materials and methods. A systematic search of the literature available in PubMed was conducted, without limitations on the year of publication, language, gender, medical specialty or type of report, comparing the results from diagnostic techniques, management, and follow-up. Discussion. There are multiple clinical reports of cases of granular cell tumors, but currently there are discrepancies regarding their treatment, especially when they are located in the breast, and that because of their benign clinical behavior they can be underestimated with the consequent complications proper of the natural history of these tumors. For this reason the newer diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities should be emphasized so as to diminish morbidity and mortality in these patients, and seek to standardize their origin and the clinical and laboratory criteria for their diagnosis.

Keywords : breast neoplasms; granular cell tumor; abrikossoff's tumor; mastectomy; segmental.

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