Intra-abdominal fibromatosis after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
10.4174/astr.2014.87.6.331
- Author:
Pyeong Su KIM
1
;
Dong Seok HAN
;
Hye Seung HAN
;
Ho Yoon BANG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 20090445@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fibromatosis;
Desmoid;
Gastrectomy;
Stomach neoplasms
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli;
Fibroma*;
Fibromatosis, Aggressive;
Follow-Up Studies;
Gastrectomy*;
Humans;
Ileum;
Jejunum;
Middle Aged;
Stomach Neoplasms*
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2014;87(6):331-335
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Intra-abdominal fibromatosis (IAF) may arise either sporadically or in association with familial adenomatous polyposis. The characteristics of fibromatosis are slow-growth, benign histological features, and aggressive local invasion. Surgery remains a reasonable first treatment option. Here, we report 2 cases of a phenomenon rarely described in published literature, IAF after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Intra-abdominal masses were found during the routine follow-up period in a 50-year-old man who had received a radical subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. Two mesenteric masses were detected in the upper abdomen by CT and were excised completely along with segments of the jejunum. Another intra-abdominal mass was found in 60-year-old man who had received a radical total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer. A 4.2-cm-sized mass was detected in the periumbilical region by follow-up CT and was excised completely along with a segment of the ileum.
