An urgently performed biopsy and histology confirmed a desmoid tumor. Surgical resection was not possible due to location next to the brachial plexus. Therefore the patient was started on anti-estrogen therapy with toremifen which was prescribed for 1 year. The control CT scan showed massive ...
Imaging modalities useful in the diagnosis and surveillance of desmoid tumors include ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan, and MRI. For initial evaluation, cross-sectional imaging is most appropriate to evaluate tumor size and local invasion of adjacent anatomic structures. Contrast-enhanced CT sc...
Currently, 3 years after the operation, the abdominal wall tumor remains stable, with a diameter of 3.3 cm, and is being followed up (Fig. 1c). Fig. 1 Abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan. CT scan revealed the desmoid tumor in abdominal wall (solid white arrow in a and c). a ...
REPORT Open Access Desmoid tumor of the pancreas: a case report Żaneta Słowik-Moczydłowska1*, Robert Rogulski1, Anna Piotrowska1, Jadwiga Małdyk2, Przemysław Kluge3 and Andrzej Kamiński1 Abstract Introduction: Desmoid tumor is a rare, benign, usually asymptomatic fibromatous lesion. ...
What is a Wilms Tumor? Discussion Comments Byanon356134— On Nov 22, 2013 I have a desmoid tumour in my media sternal line. I have decided not to have surgery as they can grow back and surgery would mean a year's convalescence in my case because of the position. A cyst isn't the...
A Case of a Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor Mimicking Metachronous Hepatic Metastasis of Gastric Cancer A 52-year-old woman underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for Stage I A gastric cancer. Eleven months later, a follow-up CT scan showed a 16-mm well-ci... Y Mihara,K Kamiya,T Shimamura,......
A Case of Sporadic Abdominal Desmoid Tumor Causing Colon Diverticulitis and Perforation in a Patient Without a History of Abdominal Surgery A 38–year–old man with no history of surgery was admitted to hospital because of acute abdominal pain. An enhanced abdominal CT scan showed a mass with a...
All tumor cells were positive for anti-beta-catenin staining (Figure 4). No abnormalities or DT cells were found in the spleen and colon. Figure 1 A computed tomography scan showing a cystic mass (10x7x9cm) with multiple septums located in the splenic hilum, tightly adjacent to the ...
A CT scan shows diminution in the size of the tumor. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents may be an alternative to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in treating mesenteric desmoids.doi:10.1007/BF02554079Paul BelliveauA M GrahamSpringer-VerlagDiseases of the Colon & Rectum...
We present here an extremely rare case of a mesenteric desmoid tumor (DT). A 40-year-old man presented to our clinic with a mass in the right-lower quadrant of the abdomen, which he incidentally palpated. A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showed a mass between the ...