The laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for the colonic calcifying fibrous tumor: one case report

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2012 Dec;22(10):996-8. doi: 10.1089/lap.2012.0288. Epub 2012 Oct 16.

Abstract

Abstract The calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) is classified as a benign fibrous lesion, and it is a rare pathologic entity. Local excision is the preferred therapeutic approach in treating CFTs. We present the first reported case in the literature of a CFT found in the colon, and this is the first time the way we did the laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery has been introduced.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Colonic Diseases / complications*
  • Colonic Diseases / surgery*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Colonoscopy*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / complications*
  • Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / surgery*
  • Young Adult