Sporadic Intra-Abdominal Desmoid: A Rare Presentation as a Hepatic Mass

نویسندگان

  • Shahana Gupta
  • Udipta Ray
  • Souvik Chatterjee
  • Sanjeev Kumar
  • Ayusman Satapathy
  • Shamita Chatterjee
  • Tamal Kanti Choudhury
چکیده

We report an unusual presentation of a sporadic intra-abdominal desmoid tumour, possibly arising from the diaphragm, masquerading as a hepatic mass in a young female without any history of surgery or trauma. Histopathology ruled out a hepatic origin of the tumour as was inferred from pre- and intraoperative evaluation. Immunohistochemistry showed positivity of lesional fibroblastic cells for β-catenin and negativity for CD34, CD117, EMA, SMA, desmin, vimentin, cytokeratin, and ALK1 thereby confirming the diagnosis of a desmoid tumour. There exist only a few reports in the literature on desmoids related to the diaphragm, but only one on a diaphragmatic desmoid that is possibly primary.

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دوره 2012  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2012