Desmoid Type Fibromatosis of the Breast: Ten-Year Institutional Results of Imaging, Histopathology, and Surgery.

Background: Desmoid type fibromatoses has proven to be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, as they often appear primarily as a carcinoma of the breast with a high recurrence risk.

Patients: A digital archive search was performed for the period from 2009 to the end of 2018. Inclusion criteria consisted of histological examination of at least the surgical specimen in the reference pathology department and at least a second opinion diagnosis in the reference radiology department.

MR evaluation of dural ectasia in Marfan syndrome: reassessment of the established criteria in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate known criteria for assessment of dural ectasia by using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in children, adolescents, and young adults with and those without Marfan syndrome.

Materials And Methods: Local ethics committee approval and informed consent were obtained. MR images of the lumbar spine in 28 patients with clinically proved Marfan syndrome (group A; 17 male, 11 female; age range, 4-21 years; mean, 12.