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1: World J Surg Oncol. 2003 Jul 9;1(1):11.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Desmoid tumors of the abdominal wall: A case report.

Overhaus M, Decker P, Fischer HP, Textor HJ, Hirner A.

Department of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Sigmund Freud Str, 25, 53105 Bonn, University of Bonn, Germany. overhaus@pitt.edu

BACKGROUND: Desmoid tumors are slow growing deep fibromatoses with aggressive infiltration of adjacent tissue but without any metastatic potential. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on two female patients with desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall who underwent primary resection. Both patients had a history of an earlier abdominal surgery. Preoperative evaluation included abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. The histology in both cases revealed a desmoid tumor. CONCLUSION: Complete surgical resection is the first line management of this tumor entity.

PMID: 12890284 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

PMCID: PMC169179