Desmoid tumors of the abdominal wall: A case report

Abstract

Abstract Background Desmoid tumors are slow growing deep fibromatoses with aggressive infiltration of adjacent tissue but without any metastatic potential. Case Presentation We report on two female patients with desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall who underwent primary resection. Both patients had a history of an earlier abdominal surgery. Preoperative evaluation included abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. The histology in both cases revealed a desmoid tumor. Conclusion Complete surgical resection is the first line management of this tumor entity.

Keywords

• Desmoid
• fibromatosis
• abdominal
• genotype
• familial adenomatous polyposis
• clonal neoplasm
• surgery.