article = {SCR-2022-8-104}
title = {Giant Epidermal Cyst Mimicking Aggressive Fibromatosis of the Breast}
journal = {Surgical Case Reports}
year = {2022}
issn = {2613-5965}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2022.08.04}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/giant-epidermal-cyst-mimicking_SCR-2022-8-104 
author = {Emily Austin,Smith Megan,Barbara Wexelman,}
keywords = {Fibromatosis, epidermal inclusion cyst, mastectomy, breast tumor, elderly}
abstract ={Fibromatosis of the breast represents <0.02% of all breast tumors. Typically, fibromatosis is non-metastasizing but locally aggressive and is treated with surgical excision. We report a case of a nonagenarian requiring mastectomy for an epidermal inclusion cyst that diagnostically mimicked fibromatosis of the breast. She underwent diagnostic breast imaging for a period of almost two years to monitor the size of her breast tumor. However, in a six-month timeframe, her mass dramatically increased in size and was becoming symptomatic to the patient. The rapidly growing tumor was concerning for occult breast malignancy.}