title: Splenic Artery Aneurysm Invaded by Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis.
abstract: Despite the benign histologic appearance and negligible metastatic potential, desmoid tumors can be locally aggressive, invading into adjacent structures and organs. We report an unusual case of desmoid-type fibromatosis causing the death of an otherwise healthy individual by rupturing the splenic artery.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pathology Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center; and †Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT.
authors.forename: Kanayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bundock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000473:pathology*