BACKGROUND Desmoid tumor is a rare entity, and most desmoid tumors are located in abdominal wall or extra-abdominal tissues. Occurrence of desmoid tumor in mesentry is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION we report a mesenteric desmoid tumor in a 73-years-old woman who had undergone total gastrectomy reconstructed with jejunal pouch interposition for gastric carcinoma. After 1 year, a tumor was ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the current knowledge about the biology and clinical management of adult desmoid tumors. RECENT FINDINGS In the past decade, we have learned that desmoid tumors are driven by alterations of the Wnt/APC/β-catenin pathway, sporadic desmoid tumors are associated with somatic mutations of CTNNB1, and germline mutations of APC and somatic mutations of CTNNB1 are prob...

Desmoid tumors are rare neoplasms accounting for 0.03% of all neoplasms and have an estimated incidence of 2 to 4 per million per year. World Health Organization currently refers to all of the deep types of fibromatosis as desmoid-type of fibromatoses. The term "desmoid" refers to the hard, tendon-like appearance of the tumor. The etiological factors suggested include genetic, endocrine and phy...

Desmoid tumors are rare soft tissue tumors considered to have locally infiltrative features without distant metastasis until now. Although they are most commonly intraabdominal, very few cases have extra-abdominal locations. The origin of intrathoracic desmoid tumors is predominantly the chest wall with occasional involvement of pleura. True intrathoracic primary desmoid tumors with no involvem...

Desmoid tumors represent a particular type of fibromatosis. The common sites for extra-abdominal desmoid tumors, known as aggressive fibromatosis, are the shoulder, chest wall, and thigh. Desmiod tumors are rare at facet joints of the spine. We describe a patient with a desmoid tumor of a lumbar facet joint.

Desmoid fibromatosis of the breast is extremely rare. It characterized by high locally aggressive potential but does not have a metastatic power. We report case 52-year-old patient with desmoid tumor on ground rectocolic polyposis. MRI has an important place in diagnostic strategy while confirmation done pathological examination. The initial treatment surgical excision other therapeutic choices...

The term desmoid tumor (Greek desmos = band) was coined to designate tumors of a tendonor ligamentlike consistency. They are derived from musculoaponeurotic supporting tissues and are histologically benign fibroblastic tumors. These rare lesions constitute only 0.03% of all neoplasms. Because of their predilection for the anterior abdominal wall , desmoid tumors have been categorically linked w...

Introduction: Desmoid tumors are very rare, benign fibrous neoplasms arise from the musculoaponeurotic structures throughout the body.   Case Report: The patient was a   seven-year old boy with a large mandibular mass growing over a period of six months. His CT-scan showed a large mass, 13 cm in diameter in the cheek area extending to the neck and trachea. Biopsy was compatible with desmoid fib...

CONTEXT Isolated pancreatic desmoid tumors with cyst formation are uncommon benign mesenchymal soft tissue tumors, characterized by the dense fibroblastic proliferations with abundant extra-cellular collagen matrix. Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor usually involve the mesentery and retroperitoneum and mostly occur in association of familial adenomatous polyposis or Gardner's syndrome. While desmoi...