Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor

Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor

Desmoid tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms arising from fascial or musculo-aponeurotic structures. Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient complaining of mild shortness of breat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of thoracic medicine 2009-07, Vol.4 (3), p.146-148
Hauptverfasser: Ibrahim, Majdi, Sandogji, Hasan, Allam, Abdullah
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cancer
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Chemotherapy
Chest wall
CT imaging
desmoid
Diagnosis
fibromatosis
Health aspects
intrathoracic
Medical diagnosis
Risk factors
Thoracic surgery
Thoracic tumors
Thoracotomy
tumor
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Desmoid tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms arising from fascial or musculo-aponeurotic structures. Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient complaining of mild shortness of breath. The patient was diagnosed to have a huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor, which was successfully resected.
ISSN:1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI:10.4103/1817-1737.53350