A 56-year-old manwas referred to our department for evaluation of a gastric mass. His medical history revealed that he had undergone distal gastrectomy for an early gastric carcinoma 18 months previously. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a well-defined, contrastenhancing mass, 3.3cm in diameter, with uniform inner structure in the stomach (●" Fig.1). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (E...

Desmoid tumours are not common but have a distinct resemblance to fibrosarcomata. Their clinical appearance and progress should be recognised since failure to distinguish them from sarcomata could result in extensive and unnecessarily mutilating operations. Three cases of extra-abdominal desmoid tumours are reported. Two of the patients had tumours arising from multicentric foci in the same lim...

The case report of a young woman with recurrent pelvic desmoid tumour successfully treated with tamoxifen is described. The desmoid tumour recurred within 6 months after the initial exploratory laparotomy. Tamoxifen therapy led to complete relief of ascites within 2 months and complete tumour regression by the end of the fourth month, and the patient has remained stable for 6 years. Without sac...

Desmoid tumours are a rare entity and are usually detected with a certain delay, as they initially often grow without causing any specific clinical symptoms. Although these tumours grow slowly and do not metastasise, their growth pattern remains aggressive and local tissue displacement or even destruction is common. Surgery remains the only potentially curative treatment option. Here we report ...

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumour is a rare tumour and only a few cases occurring in the limbs have been reported. A 35-year-old woman presented with gradually increasing swelling in the upper leg. She had a mild, dull, aching pain in the tumour. Wide local excision was done and the tumour was found mainly in the subcutaneous tissue, which histopathologically proved to be an extra-abdominal desmoi...

Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor is rare and seldom reported in the literature. It can grow large before causing symptoms, such as obstructing bowel loops or urinary system. Here, we present a 29-year-old male who suffered from intra-abdominal desmoid tumor, and describe its imaging findings on ultrasound and abdominal computed tomography. This tumor usually presents as a large homogeneous hypoden...

Desmoid tumors are rare, soft tissue tumors with no known capacity for metastasis. Although considered a benign lesion, desmoids can be locally aggressive and cause significant morbidity due to mass effect on adjacent structures and organs. Sites of involvement generally are the extremities, trunk, abdominal wall, and the intraabdominal region. Risk factors include induced situations such as hi...

Desmoid tumors (fibromatosis) are rare benign tumors, they arise from musculoaponeurotic structures throughout the body. They are locally infiltrative, resulting in a high rate of local recurrence following surgical resection. Due to the rarity of these tumors in the head and neck region, we report a case of a patient with a desmoid tumor in the upper neck that was diagnosed and treated in our ...

HYPOTHESIS Extracolonic manifestations have a major effect on the morbidity and mortality of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis following proctocolectomy. DESIGN Case review study. SETTING Colorectal unit, university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS Fifty patients (25 males and 25 females) with familial adenomatous polyposis WHO underwent proctocolectomy between January 1988 and Oc...

Desmoid tumors or aggressive fibromatosis are rare, recurrent, non-metastasizing tumors, developing from muscle fascias and aponeuroses, before surgery was the main treatment, with latest recommendations in view of high risk recurrence, treatment consists close monitoring, is indicated if there complications related to location lesion. We report three observations young patients desmoid one abd...