Abdominal Sarcoma Infiltrating the Abdominal Wall

Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma of the abdominal wall

Ewing sarcoma is most commonly a bone tumour which has usually extended into the soft tissues at the time of diagnosis. Exceptionally, this tumour can have an extraskeletal origin. Clinical or imaging findings are non-specific and diagnosis is based on histology. We report a case of an extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma developed in the soft tissues of the abdominal wall in a 35-year-old woman who pre...

Synovial sarcoma of anterior abdominal wall.

Sarcomas are connective tissue tumours, and can arise in any part of the body, more commonly in the extremities. Histological types and clinical presentation of truncal sarcomas are similar to those seen in any other anatomic locations. Radiological investigations may be contributory, but biopsy is conclusive. Surgical resection with wide margins is the initial standard treatment, however a mul...

Recurrent Giant Sarcoma of the Anterior Abdominal Wall

Sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant neoplasms arising from mesenchymal cells. They account for less than 1% of adult solid malignant cancers. The vast majority are soft tissue sarcomas, while malignant bone tumors represent only about 10% of them [1]. In fact, sarcomas comprise over 50 different histological subtypes; they may arise in stem cell-like population (primitive neuroectod...

The abdominal wall test.

Intra-Abdominal and Abdominal Wall Desmoid Fibromatosis

Desmoid fibromatosis is a rare but locally aggressive tumor comprised of myofibroblasts. Desmoids do not have the ability to metastasize but can cause significant morbidity and mortality by local invasion. These tumors may occur throughout the body, but are commonly found on the abdominal wall and within the intestinal mesentery. Desmoids in these areas may cause unique clinical problems for ph...