Retroperitoneal Desmoid Tumor: A Case Report

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. A case report.

Retroperitoneal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: A case report

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) were previously included in the "inflammatory pseudotumors" family, but have emerged as a distinct entity recently. The management of IMT may be challenging due to its intermediate malignant potential. We present a case of a young patient with an asymptomatic retroperitoneal mass with some imaging findings that could point to the IMT diagnosis pre-opera...

Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst: a case report

  Bronchogenic cysts are among developmental disorders of the primitive foregut which are typically found above the diaphragm. Bronchial cysts discovered in the abdominal cavity or retroperitoneum are extremely rare. We present a rare case of a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst which was incidentally detected after a wrestling injury in a 23-year-old man who had a negative medical history. Alth...

Desmoid Tumor Mimicking Port Site Recurrence after Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Metastatic Testicular Tumor: A Case Report

Background: Desmoid tumor is a rare benign soft tissue tumor which commonly affects the trunk and extremities. Case presentation: We report a patient who presented with a tumor that slowly grew at the left lower abdominal port site 1 year after post-chemotherapy laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for metastatic testicular tumor. The enlarging mass mimicking port site rec...

A Rare Intrathoracic Desmoid Type Fibromatosis Tumor: A Case Report

In August, 2013, a 76 year old African American female presented to her family physician with chest pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan identified a 4 cm, well-circumscribed mass of the left lung. Subsequently, on August 23, 2013, the patient underwent a left lung CT-directed fine needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy of the mass. An immediate adequacy check of the FNA revealed scant cellul...