An intra-abdominal desmoid tumor

Mátyás Petró; Annamária Silye; András Székely; Ilona Kovács; Chang C Yi-Che; Tamás Papp

doi:10.1177/2058460121992455

An intra-abdominal desmoid tumor

Acta Radiol Open. 2021 Feb 22;10(2):2058460121992455. doi: 10.1177/2058460121992455. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Mátyás Petró¹, Annamária Silye¹, András Székely², Ilona Kovács³, Chang C Yi-Che⁴, Tamás Papp¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
² Department of Radiology, Kenézy Gyula Hospital and Clinic, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
³ Department of Pathology, Kenézy Gyula Hospital and Clinic, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary.

Abstract

Desmoid tumor is a very rare neoplasm which develops from fibroblasts. These tumors do not have the ability to metastasize, but they can cause significant morbidity and mortality by local invasion and they are prone to local recurrence. We present a case of an aggressive fibromatosis in a 28-year-old male patient with no previous medical history. The tumor was in the retroperitoneum and eventually caused perforation of the coecum. During the operation, no metastasis was found; however, local lymphadenopathy was seen. After the surgical resection, no adjuvant therapy (radio or chemotherapy) was given to the patient and on follow-up (after three years), no recurrence was observed.

Keywords: Desmoid; aggressive fibromatosis; imaging; oncology; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports