The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

September 2022

Extra-Abdominal Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis Mimicking Myxofibrosarcoma

Author Information

Kim YR (1), Yoon YS (1), Park H (2).

(1) Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 170 Jomaru-ro, Bucheon 14584, Bucheon, Republic of Korea, KR. (2) Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 31, Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea, KR.

Publication

J Belg Soc Radiol

Summary

A 27-year-old woman was confirmed to have extraabdominal desmoid-type fibromatosis. Desmoid-type fibromatosis is a very rare connective tissue neoplasm with the extraabdominal type even more rare. It is most commonly found in proximal structures such as shoulders, neck, chest, and extremities. There are few case reports for desmoid-type fibromatosis located in paraspinal soft tissue. We report a case of desmoid-type fibromatosis mimicking a myxofibrosarcoma. Teaching Point: Even if there are suggestive findings for malignant soft tissue tumor on radiologic evaluation, histological confirmation is necessary before surgical treatment.

View Abstract