title: Extra-abdominal desmoid tumour of the leg.
abstract: Extra-abdominal desmoid tumour is a rare tumour and only a few cases occurring in the limbs have been reported. A 35-year-old woman presented with gradually increasing swelling in the upper leg. She had a mild, dull, aching pain in the tumour. Wide local excision was done and the tumour was found mainly in the subcutaneous tissue, which histopathologically proved to be an extra-abdominal desmoid tumour. This case had an abnormal radiological appearance of peripheral calcification of tumour and saucer-shaped lesion in the underlying tibial cortex. The patient had no recurrence at two years follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Medical Square, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440003, India. drpravin_ngp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jagtap
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome