title: Desmoid tumor presenting as a superior sulcus tumor: a unique bone change in the vertebral body.
abstract: Desmoid tumor, also referred to as aggressive fibromatosis, is a relatively rare, locally infiltrative, histologically benign tumor. This report details a case of desmoid tumor presented as a superior sulcus tumor, which showed a unique manifestation in the vertebral bodies on computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuhei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Haruhisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuguma
authors.forename: Haruko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Rie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
mesh_terms: D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed