Preference of the Surgeon: The patient or the radiologist? Desmoid tumor

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Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine
Volume:33 Issue:4
Preference of the Surgeon: The patient or the radiologist? Desmoid tumor

Preference of the Surgeon: The patient or the radiologist? Desmoid tumor

Authors : Emrah AYDIN

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Publication Date : 2017-07-03

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Our aim is to present diagnosis of desmoid tumor in a patient with recurrent upper abdominal pain and mass with normal ultrasound findings. Fifteen-years-old boy had been operated due to acute appendicitis and intraabdominal abscess four years ago was admitted to our clinic with complaints of right upper quadrant pain and swelling for two years. Many ultrasound were performed but nothing was found. There was 6 centimeter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(cm); thickening and heterogeneity of right rectus abdominis muscle with a suspicious mass neighboring the liver at computed tomography insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CT); and magnetic resonance imaging insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MRI);. He was operated and pathology was reported as desmoid tumor. Even basic studies don’t reveal any pathology if the patient’s complaint goes on surgeon must be aggressive for diagnosis in order not to miss out malignancies.
Keywords : Desmoid tumor, children, desmoid type fibromatosis, aggressive fibromatosis

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