Desmoid tumor arising in the site of previous surgery in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen.
A desmoid tumor is a fibroblastic proliferation arising in musculoaponeurotic structures. The pathogenesis is still not clear. A 79-year-old woman who developed a desmoid tumor in the left lower abdomen after surgical resection of an abdominal lipoma seven years previously is presented. Preoperative computed tomography showed a large left lower abdominal mass. Pathology showed the spindle fibroblastic cell pattern typical of desmoids.
Liao
Chien-Ming
CM
Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang
Wei-Chou
WC
Ko
Kai-Hsiung
KH
Kao
Hung-Wen
HW
Cheng
Ming-Fang
MF
Huang
Guo-Shu
GS
Wu
Ching-Jiunn
CJ
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery