title: Unusual presentation of desmoid tumor in the small intestine: a case report.
abstract: Desmoid tumor originating from the small intestine is extremely rare. We report a 50-year-old man who presented with the sudden onset of severe abdominal pain. Computerized tomography (CT) demonstrated a huge homogeneous tumor in the lower abdomen that appeared to be in continuity with the distal ileum. The mass adherent to the ileum was resected and proved to be a desmoid tumor. The patient has remained recurrence free on follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, No 92, Sec 2, Chung Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tsang-En
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wen-Hsiung
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Tsen-Long
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chi-Kuan
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Shou-Chuan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed