The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

February 2022

A Case of Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor after Laparoscopic Resection of Colon Cancer

Author Information

Terada I, Hashimoto M, Zaimoku R, Takei R, Terakawa H, Tsukioka Y, Kiriyama M.

Dept. of Surgery, Kurobe City Hospital.

Publication

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho

Summary

*Article is in Japanese* An 84-year-old man underwent laparoscopic descending colon resection for colon cancer with stage â… . Follow-up computed tomography(CT), 18 months after surgery showed a soft tissue density nodular mass, 30 mm in size, in the small intestinal mesentery. The surgical resection of the tumor was performed after a thorough examination. Histopathological examination showed spindle-shaped fibroblasts and abundant collagen fibers. Immunohistochemical staining was negative for c-kit and CD34 and positive for α-SMA and β-catenin. From the above, this tumor was diagnosed as intra-abdominal desmoid tumor.

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