A Case of Mesenteric Fibromatosis after Appendectomy.
- Author:
Keun Ha NAM
1
;
Bum Chan KWEON
;
Han Kyun LEE
;
Dong Wook LEE
;
Chang Keun WOO
;
Jin seouk PARK
;
So Jung KWEON
;
Joong Ha HWANG
;
Choong Ki LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mesenteric fibromatosis;
Appendectomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Appendectomy*;
Fibroblasts;
Fibroma*;
Fibromatosis, Aggressive;
Gardner Syndrome;
Humans;
Incidence;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1998;54(4):577-581
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mesenteric fibromatosis is a rare nonmetastasizing fi brous tumor, characterized by fibroblastic proliferation without evidence of inflammatory response or definite neoplasia. It appears at any age, but mainly in the second to fifth decades as incidence of two to four desmoid tu mor cases per 1 million people per annum. It is pseudoen capsulated and locally invasive and has a tendency to recur, but metastases are rare. It is more frequent with Gardner's syndrome(adenomatosis coli) in which 50% of them will appear as mesenteric fibromatosis. Trauma, especially that of previous surgery, has been associated with the subsequent development of desmoid tumor. The treatment of choice is a wide margin resection of the tumor. we experienced a case of mesenteric fibromatosis without Gardner's syndrome 2 years after appendectomy in a 31-year old man and recurred at 21 months after resection and report with a review of literatures. 6
