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A giant, rapidly growing intra‑abdominal desmoid tumor of mesenteric origin in an adolescent male: A case report and literature review

Authors
 Sun Jung Kim  ;  Jung Woo Han  ;  Taehan Yoon  ;  Hyungwook Choi  ;  Yoon Dae Han 
Citation
 EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE, Vol.26(4) : 490, 2023-10 
Journal Title
EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE
ISSN
 1792-0981 
Issue Date
2023-10
Keywords
aggressive fibromatosis ; case report ; desmoid tumor ; intra-abdominal ; surgery
Abstract
A desmoid tumor is a fibroblastic proliferation of mesenchymal origin, which has no metastasizing potential but is locally aggressive. Although treatment has shifted to observation and active surveillance for newly diagnosed patients with desmoid tumors, intra-abdominal mesenteric tumors or tumors that persistently grow and provoke symptoms may need prompt surgical treatment. There have only been a small number of case reports that illustrate large sporadic intra-abdominal mesentery-deriving desmoid tumors in which the longest diameter was ≥19 cm. In the present study, an adolescent male patient with a rapidly growing 38-cm long sporadic intra-abdominal desmoid tumor of mesenchymal origin is reported. The patient was treated with chemotherapy followed by surgical resection due to non-responsiveness and progression of symptoms, then with maintenance adjuvant chemotherapy to prevent recurrence due to the large size of the tumor. Despite the rapid growth of the tumor and its high occupancy in the intra-abdominal cavity, an R0 resection was successful with organ preservation. The patient has been recurrence-free for 2 years, and further follow-up is expected in the future.
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DOI
10.3892/etm.2023.12189
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pediatrics (소아과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Sun Jung(김선정)
Han, Yoon Dae(한윤대) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-3578
Han, Jung Woo(한정우) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-1205
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/197331
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