title: Intrathoracic Desmoid Tumor Presenting as Multiple Lung Nodules 13 Years after Previous Resection of Abdominal Wall Desmoid Tumor.
abstract: Desmoid tumors are rare soft tissue tumors considered to have locally infiltrative features without distant metastasis until now. Although they are most commonly intraabdominal, very few cases have extra-abdominal locations. The origin of intrathoracic desmoid tumors is predominantly the chest wall with occasional involvement of pleura. True intrathoracic primary desmoid tumors with no involvement of the chest wall or pleura are extremely rare. We recently experienced a case of true intrathoracic desmoid tumor presenting as multiple lung nodules at 13 years after resection of a previous intraabdominal desmoid tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gun Woo
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Kyo
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Won
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeon Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jang Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Ho
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Pyo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hyung
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Fibromatosis, Aggressive; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules; Thorax