[Abdominopelvic desmoid tumor].
Desmoid tumor is a noncapsulated neoplasia, locally aggressive, originated from the fibroblasts of the musculo-aponeurotic tissues. Even though with no malignant behavior, such as the ability of generating metastasis or of invasion, the desmoid tumor has a high tendency for local growth, causing deformities in the adjacent organs, pain and sometimes organ dysfunction, depending on the area involved. We report the case of a large intra-abdominal desmoid tumor, invading pelvic organs in a 53 year-old patient. The neoplasia has been totally extirpated and, at the moment, five years after the surgery, the patient presents no clinical or radiologic sign of lesion relapse.
Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brasil. fvalejo@ig.com.br
Fernando Antonio Mourão
FA
Valejo
Daniel Guimarães
DG
Tiezzi
Gisele Alborguetti
GA
Nai
D005260:Female; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology*; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*