A Case of Ileal Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor Resected by Laparoscopic Surgery.
10.12771/emj.2012.35.1.49
- Author:
Kyoung Tae NOH
1
;
Sun Hee SUNG
;
Ryung Ah LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ralee@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Desmoid tumor;
Mesentery;
Laparoscopy
- MeSH:
Female;
Fibromatosis, Aggressive;
Fistula;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Laparoscopy;
Mesentery;
Prognosis;
Recurrence;
Ureter
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2012;35(1):49-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Desmoid tumor is rare neoplasm originated from fibrous sheath or musculoaponeurotic structure. It is classified as benign tumor histologically, but clinically, it has malignant characteristics due to its infiltrative growth to adjacent organ and frequent local recurrence. Especially, mesenteric desmoid tumor shows poor prognosis because of its symptoms of pain, intestinal obstruction, ureter obstruction and fistula formation and high frequency of recurrence. We experienced a case of mesenteric desmoid tumor in a 64-year-old woman with a painless abdominal mass. Laparoscopic exploration was performed and 10 cm sized mesenteric mass was identified, which resected widely and the diagnosis was confirmed with desmoid tumor by pathologic report. We reviewed the feature of the mesenteric desmoid tumor, that is, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
