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ArticleJournal of breast cancer2025

Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis Masquerading as Disease Progression in Metastatic Breast Cancer in a Patient on Ribociclib Therapy: A Case Report.

Ha Rim Ahn, Ae Ri Ahn, Hyun Jo Youn

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Article in Journal of breast cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ha Rim AhnDepartment of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8942-7988
Ae Ri AhnResearch Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-1627
Hyun Jo YounDepartment of Surgery, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2407-8537

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Abstract

Ribociclib combined with an aromatase inhibitor (AI) is widely used as first-line therapy for hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2)-negative metastatic breast cancer. Desmoid-type fibromatosis (DTF) is a rare, locally invasive soft-tissue tumor that accounts for only 0.2% of all breast neoplasms and can mimic malignancy upon imaging. A 44-year-old premenopausal woman with HR-positive, HER2-negative bone-only metastatic breast cancer developed a rapidly growing breast mass after 30 cycles of ribociclib with an AI. Imaging suggested cancer progression, necessitating total mastectomy. However, postoperative pathology confirmed DTF, which is a rare occurrence that has not been previously reported. Appropriate therapeutic planning and follow-up for metastatic breast cancer should include histopathological diagnosis, when necessary, beyond clinical and imaging assessments.

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Breast NeoplasmsCase ReportsDesmoid TumorsRibociclib

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PMCPMC12411080

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