Mesenteric desmoid tumor presenting as an abdominal mass following salvage cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer.
The development of an abdominal mass after radical extirpative surgery for cancer is ominous and most frequently represents a recurrence of the original cancer. We present an unusual case of a large mesenteric desmoid tumor that occurred 3 years after salvage cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer.
D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*