title: Giant mesenteric fibromatosis.
abstract: Mesenteric fibromatosis is a proliferative fibroblastic neoplasia of the small intestine mesentery which may occur as a unique or multiple formation. Mesenteric fibromatosis represents the 8% of all desmoid neoplasm. Giant mesenteric fibromatosis is uncommon by itself (2-4 case/milion/year). Since the rarity of this tumor and the difficulties in diagnostic and therapeutic ambit, we believe it justified to describe a case of giant mesenteric fibromatosis which came to our observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences and Applied Medical Technologies, La Sapienza University--Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batori
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatelou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mariotta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sportelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Straniero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casella
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Casella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed