title: [Extraabdominal desmoid tumor of the chest wall].
abstract: We report a rare case of desmoid tumor of the chest wall. A 75-year-old female visited our hospital due to a feeling of oppression in the left chest. A chest X-ray, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a large mass in the left thorax. Surgical resection of the tumor was performed under the left standard thoracotomy. The tumor was 90 x 80 x 75 mm in size and diagnosed pathologically as desmoid tumor which showed proliferation of spindle shape cells and collagen fibers. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the tumor cells were positive for vimentin, alpha-smooth muscle actin and negative for CD34. The patient has been well without recurrence for 2 years and 2 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Ibarakihigashi National Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishimoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimanouchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed