title: Surgical extirpation of a chest wall desmoid tumor: a case report.
abstract: A case is described of an anterior chest wall desmoid tumor in a 20-year-old Micronesian male that had been previously incompletely resected one year prior to presentation. A radical chest wall resection was performed with reconstruction accomplished using a gortex patch and latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. The patient developed a massive local recurrence within eight months following surgery. This report illustrates the local aggressiveness of these benign tumors. A historical perspective, etiology, and treatment principles are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kavolius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*