title: Intrathoracic desmoid tumor mimicking primary lung neoplasm.
abstract: Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. The pathogenesis of these tumors is unclear but antecedent trauma and operation have been implicated. Desmoid tumors can present either with pain or be incidentally detected on radiographic studies. We describe the case of a 60-year-old woman with an intrathoracic desmoid detected on a routine screening chest roentgenogram who underwent complete surgical resection of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rossoff
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lackner
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed