DESMOID TUMOR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF RECENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
AbstractDesmoid tumor is a slow growing neoplasm with aggressive infiltration of adjacent tissue with very rare metastatic potential. We report a 35 years old female patient with desmoid tumor of the anterior abdominal wall who underwent primary resection followed by mesh pasty. Patient had a past history of abdominal surgery in form of caesarean section, and after 5 years of surgery, she presented with a lump over right hypochondrium since last one year. Patient was assessed before surgery by clinical evaluation, abdominal ultrasound, computerized axial tomography scanning (CT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and histopathology and immunohistochemistry report.Patient was operated with wide local excision of rectus abdominis muscle mass with meshplasty under general anaesthesia. After all, histology in this case revealed a desmoid tumor with negative β-Catenin report of operated tissue. In view of the negative surgical margins, patient has been put on regular follow up.
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Divyesh Rana, Anil Goel, Vimal Batra
Dr . Divyesh Rana, Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College and SSG Hospital Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India 39000.
divyeshbmc@gmail.com
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