title: MR imaging in a desmoid tumor of the posterior mediastinum with extension into the abdominal cavity. A case report.
abstract: We report on a rare case of desmoid tumor in a 40-year-old man with low back pain and cough. There was no history of previous surgery or trauma. MR imaging revealed a posterior mediastinal mass extending into the abdominal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koral
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akyar
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D019786:Gadolinium DTPA