Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor Located in the Axilla

Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor Located in the Axilla

Desmoid tumors are rare benign tumors biologically classified between nonaggressive fibrous tumors and low-grade fibrosarcomas. On one hand, they present as infiltrating masses that might reappear if resection is incomplete, and on the other hand, they are composed of well-differentiated fibroblasts that do not metastasize. The aim of this paper is to present a case of desmoid tumor located in ...

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. A case report.

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumours.

Desmoid tumours are not common but have a distinct resemblance to fibrosarcomata. Their clinical appearance and progress should be recognised since failure to distinguish them from sarcomata could result in extensive and unnecessarily mutilating operations. Three cases of extra-abdominal desmoid tumours are reported. Two of the patients had tumours arising from multicentric foci in the same lim...

Extra-abdominal periosteal desmoid tumor of the third toe.

Extra-abdominal periosteal desmoid tumors are uncommon nonmetastatic tumors of the extremities with a propensity for local recurrence. Lesions in the distal extremities are rare; a majority of extra-abdominal lesions occur in more proximal portions of the upper and lower extremities. This article reports a patient with an extra-abdominal periosteal desmoid tumor in the toe. A 37-year-old woman ...

Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumours.

Despite their classification as benign, desmoid tumours are difficult to diagnose and manage. They are prone to recurrence and resection can be debilitating. Rarely, synchronous or metachronous multicentric desmoid tumours occur and may require further excision. Therefore, early detection of recurrence and multicentric tumours is vital. We present a case of metachronous desmoid tumours, and rev...