Extra-Abdominal Fibromatosis (Desmoid Tumor) Arising in the Infratemporal Fossa: A Case Report

Extra-Abdominal Fibromatosis (Desmoid Tumor): A Rare Tumor of the Lower Extremity Arising from the Popliteal Fossa

Aggressive fibromatosis is a rare soft tissue tumor. Although it lacks metastatic potential, it can grow aggressively in a locally infiltrating pattern. The tumors frequently recur after surgical excision, which remains the treatment of choice. Optional combinations of radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy have been used postoperatively for recurrent disease and/or inoperable cases. A palpable mass ...

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. A case report.

A Rare Intrathoracic Desmoid Type Fibromatosis Tumor: A Case Report

In August, 2013, a 76 year old African American female presented to her family physician with chest pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan identified a 4 cm, well-circumscribed mass of the left lung. Subsequently, on August 23, 2013, the patient underwent a left lung CT-directed fine needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy of the mass. An immediate adequacy check of the FNA revealed scant cellul...

Aggressive fibromatosis in the infratemporal fossa presenting as trismus: a case report

BACKGROUND Here we report a very rare entity of an infratemporal region aggressive fibromatosis in a 23-year-old Tharu man who had presented with the symptoms of painless but progressive trismus. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of aggressive fibromatosis in a 23-year-old Tharu man. Radiological imaging as well as an immunohistochemistry panel from a biopsy indicated a diagnosis of an agg...

mesenteric fibromatosis (desmoid tumor) presenting as recurrent abdominal abscess: report of a rare case

aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid tumors, histologically indicated by small bundles of spindle cells in a fibrous background, are uncommon benign tumors without metastasis. they are recurrent and aggressive and their recurrence and severity is exacerbated following surgical operation. based on previous reports, these tumors rarely present as intra-abdominal abscesses. herein, a 54-year-old wom...