title: A Rapidly Growing Abdominal Mass: Desmoid Tumor in Pregnancy.
abstract: Background Desmoid tumors are benign soft tissue tumors that locally invade adjacent tissue. There is a paucity of reports describing the rapid growth of these tumors during pregnancy. Case A giant desmoid tumor arising from the left abdominal wall of a young female patient with rapid growth during pregnancy is described. Preoperative evaluation included ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Decision made by a multidisciplinary team was not to intervene before birth, and abdominal delivery at term was accomplished. Conclusion Desmoid tumors should be part of the differential diagnosis in an abdominal wall tumor of rapid growth during pregnancy. Future studies are needed for better understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of desmoid tumors in pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Mateo G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Leon
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Hind N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Malahat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Movahedian
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Oscar A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Viteri
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Baha M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sibai
keywords: abdominal wall; desmoid tumor; pregnancy; rapid growth