title: Management of a large abdominal wall desmoid tumor during pregnancy. Case report.
abstract: Desmoid tumors, characterized by aggressive local infiltration of surrounding tissues, are uncommon benign neoplasms with no metastatic potential, that occasionally may attain large size. We report a case of a 37-year-old woman with an abdominal wall desmoid tumor that appeared and grew rapidly during her pregnancy, diagnosed by trucut core biopsy. Complete surgical excision of a 20 x 16 cm in size tumor and immediate reconstruction with mesh was performed in the postpartum period. She had no postoperative complications and no recurrence at 2-year follow-up. Optimal management of large abdominal wall desmoids during pregnancy has to be individualized, with wide surgical excision remaining the treatment of choice.
authors: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Patision General Hospital, Athens, Greece. katerinamichopoulou@hotmail.com
authors: Aikaterini
authors: A
authors: Michopoulou
authors: Stylianos
authors: S
authors: Germanos
authors: Dimitrios
authors: D
authors: Kanakopoulos
authors: Anastasios
authors: A
authors: Milonas
authors: Nikolaos
authors: N
authors: Orfanos
authors: Christina
authors: C
authors: Spyratou
authors: Panagiotis
authors: P
authors: Markidis
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*