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The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

June 2020

3D Reconstruction Model of an Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor: A Case Study

Author Information

Marinozzi F(1), Carleo F(2), Novelli S(1), Di Martino M(2), Cardillo G(2), Petrella L(3), Bini F(1).

(1)Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, "Sapienza" Univ of Rome, Rome, IT. (2 0Thoracic Surgery Unit, San Camillo-Forlanini Hosp, Rome, IT. (3)Dept of Methods and Models for Economics, Territory and Finance (MEMOTEF), "Sapienza" Univ of Rome, Rome, IT.

Publication

Front Bioeng Biotechnol

Summary

In this paper, the aim was to report our experience with three-dimensional reconstruction (3DR) modeling to determine resection and plan the surgical reconstruction in a patient with a desmoid tumor of the chest wall. A 68-year-old, non-smoking man presented at our outpatient department with painless swelling of the right anterobasal chest wall. A thorax-abdomen-brain CT scan revealed homogenous solid tissue with a dense mass measuring 80 mm × 62 mm. The final 3D model was evaluated by the surgical team (three medical doctors), who found the model to be powerful. Based on the results and the accuracy of the model, the multidisciplinary team decided that the tumor was resectable. The patient underwent right anterolateral thoracotomy at the seventh intercostal space, which confirmed the CT scan findings and revealed infiltration of the serratus muscle and medial portion of the diaphragm. A radical tumor en bloc resection with chest wall and diaphragm resection was performed. The full-thickness chest wall and diaphragm defects were reconstructed using two separate biological patches of a porcine dermal collagen implant (Permacol™ Surgical Implant). Postoperative X-ray revealed unremarkable findings; the patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged 6 days after surgery.

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