Diffuse intra-abdominal fibromatosis-report of a new entity with review of literature.
Fibromatosis, arare non-neoplastic spindle cell proliferation of unknown aetiology, can occur anywhere in the body. Though extra-abdominal sites are commonly involved, intra-abdominal fibromatosis has also been described. Described herein is an unusual case of diffuse intra-abdominal fibromatosis in a 9-year-old boy, who could not be salvaged despite extensive medical management.
Singal
A K
AK
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Agarwala
S
S
Mannan
S A S R
SA
Gupta
A K
AK
Bhan
M K
MK
Mitra
D K
DK
D002648:Child; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed