The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 2019

Recalcitrant desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: A reconstructive dilemma

Author Information

Kala PC(1), Sahu RK(1), Choudhary R(2), Puranik A(2).

(1) Dept of Plastic Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. (2) Dept of Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Publication

Turk J Plast Surg

Summary

We report a young male patient with a recurrent desmoid tumor of the anterior abdominal wall who underwent resection four times earlier. The patient had a history of four-time operation over the same site for the same disease. Preoperative evaluation included thorough clinical examination with abdominal ultrasound. The histology revealed a desmoid tumor. Primary surgical resection and immediate reconstruction of abdominal defect were performed.

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