Desmoid tumor of the anterolateral abdominal wall: A rare case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Desmoid tumors of the abdominal wall are rare fibroblastic proliferative tissue, included in the group of soft tissue tumors, not metastasizing but locally aggressive as an infiltrating tumor and a source of recurrence.

Case presentation

This case report describes a rare case of desmoid tumor of the anterolateral abdominal wall presented with a large mass of the left flank and iliac fossa. The diagnostic was suspected radiologically following an abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An exploratory laparotomy found a large mass infiltrating the left rectus abdominis muscle, a part of the flat left abdominal muscles, and the left iliac crest. The patient underwent a total resection of the mass involving the le

SUBMITTER: Mabrouk MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519763 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature