title: [Abdominal fibromatosis in a 58-year-old male patient].
abstract: We report on a 58 year-old male patient, in whom abdominal fibromatosis occurred 3 years after laparotomy and irradiation on account of rectal cancer. Abdominal fibromatosis are very rare tumour-like fibrous lesions of the anterior muscular abdominal wall, mainly affecting fertile females. Men, however, are only rarely affected and without age preponderance. A hereditary or mutant generalized defect of growth regulation of fibrous tissue is considered to be the cause of this disease; moreover, trauma, hormonal effects and pregnancies often play a role as cofactors. Interestingly, there is a high correlation between abdominal fibromatoses and osseous lesions of the femur, mandible and thoracic, as well as lumbar spine. In our case thoraco-lumbar Scheuermann's disease was detected.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologische Anatomie der Universität Graz.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schwarzl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beham
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hackl
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Abdominelle Fibromatose bei einem 58jährigen männlichen Patienten.