title: Desmoid tumour following a distal radius fracture--a complication or a coincidence?
abstract: We describe a case of a desmoid tumour occurring 15 months following an uncomplicated fracture of the left distal radius. The occurrence of a desmoid tumour after fracture is extremely rare and a Medline search revealed only two previous reports. The correlation between the site of trauma and the tumour and the time interval between trauma and presentation strongly supports a causal role of the fracture in the occurrence of this tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: L H C
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Thamboo
authors.forename: A Y T
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery