Desmoid tumors of the abdominal wall: A case report.
BACKGROUND: Desmoid tumors are slow growing deep fibromatoses with aggressive infiltration of adjacent tissue but without any metastatic potential. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on two female patients with desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall who underwent primary resection. Both patients had a history of an earlier abdominal surgery. Preoperative evaluation included abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. The histology in both cases revealed a desmoid tumor. CONCLUSION: Complete surgical resection is the first line management of this tumor entity.
Overhaus
Marcus
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Department of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Sigmund Freud Str, 25, 53105 Bonn, University of Bonn, Germany. overhaus@pitt.edu
Decker
Pan
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Fischer
Hans Peter
HP
Textor
Hans Jochen
HJ
Hirner
Andreas
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