Desmoid tumour following a distal radius fracture--a complication or a coincidence?
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.
Tsai
L H C
LH
Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Thamboo
T P
TP
Lim
A Y T
AY
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