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    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Barw</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Barw Medical Journal</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2960-1959</Issn>
      <Volume>3</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>16</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis of The Breast: A Case Series</ArticleTitle>
    <ELocationID EIdType="doi">10.58742/bmj.v3i2.166</ELocationID>
    <Language>eng</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Ari M. Abdullah</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Department of Pathology, Sulaymaniyah Teaching Hospital, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. ariabdullah1978@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Zuhair D. Hammood</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Oncosurgery Department, Tikrit Teaching Hospital, Saladin, Iraq. zuhair.hammood@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Lana R.A. Pshtiwan</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. lana.pshtiwan@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Rawa M. Ali</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Hospital for Treatment of Victims of Chemical Weapons, Halabja, Iraq. rawa.ali@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Abdulwahid M. Salih</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. abdulwahd.salih@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Hadeel A. Yasseen</LastName>
        <Affiliation>College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. hadeel.yasseen@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Abdullah A. Qadir</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. abdullah.qadir@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Masty K. Ahmed</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. masty.ahmed@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Shko H. Hassan</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. shko.hassan98@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Hawkar A. Nasralla</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Scientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. hawkar.arf96@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Sanaa O. Karim</LastName>
        <Affiliation>College of Nursing, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. sanaa.karim@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Hawar A. Sofi</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Gastroenterology and Hepatology Teaching Hospital, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. hawar.sofi@gmail.com</Affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName EmptyYN="Y"/>
        <LastName>Fahmi H. Kakamad</LastName>
        <Affiliation>College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. fahmi.hussein@univsul.edu.iq</Affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>Introduction
Desmoid-type fibromatosis (DTF), also called aggressive fibromatosis, is a rare, benign, locally aggressive condition. Mammary DTF originates from fibroblasts and myofibroblasts within the breast tissue, representing 0.2% of all breast tumors. This study aims to present and discuss the clinical presentation and management of seven cases of breast DTF.

Methods

This single-center case series was conducted at the breast clinic of Smart Health Tower in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. It included all patients diagnosed as breast DTF by histopathological examination, with those lacking complete data excluded. The patients were treated and managed between January 2021 and August 2024.

Results

This study involved seven female patients with a mean age of 35.29 &#xB1; 14.29 years. Clinically, six of them (85.71%) presented with a non-tender palpable breast mass, while one patient (14.28%) reported breast pain. Ultrasound revealed hypoechoic lesions in all cases. The average size of the masses was 29.43 &#xB1; 17.26 mm. All patients underwent wide local excision of the breast mass. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of DTF in all cases.

Conclusion

Diagnosing a desmoid tumor of the breast can be difficult, as it can mimic breast carcinoma. The Wide local excision is often the preferred treatment to prevent future recurrences.
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