title: A Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor with Rapid Progression.
abstract: We herein report the case of a rapidly progressive sporadic mesenteric desmoid tumor (DT). A 62-year-old woman presented with a 4-cm-diameter palpable mass in the left supraumbilical area. The mass showed an ill-defined margin with heterogeneous delayed enhancement on computed tomography and heterogeneous high intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Sixteen months after the initial observation, the mass had grown in size, reaching 13 cm in diameter. The resected mass was histologically confirmed as a DT of the mesentery. Since DT often has an unpredictable clinical course, clinicians should bear in mind the need for imaging follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunao
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamagiwa
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nogami
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakai
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terai
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008643:Mesentery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed