The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 2017

A massive pleural-based desmoid tumour.

Author Information

Farhan Ahmed Majeed,Guness Mal,Siaw Ming Chai,Talha Mahmud,Y C Gary Lee

Department of Anatomical Pathology PathWest Laboratory Medicine, QEII Medical Centre Perth Australia.,Department of Pulmonology Shaikh Zayed Hospital, FPGMI Lahore Pakistan.,Department of Thoracic Surgery Combined Military Hospital Lahore Pakistan.,Pleural Medicine UnitInstitute for Respiratory HealthPerthAustralia; Department of Respiratory MedicineSir Charles Gairdner HospitalPerthAustralia; School of Medicine and PharmacologyUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthAustralia.

Publication

Summary

A 49-year-old Pakistani male presented with "heaviness" in his chest. Chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT) confirmed a massive left-sided pleural-based opacity. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of the resected tumour were consistent for a desmoid tumour. He was followed up for 9 months with no evidence of tumour recurrence. Predominantly pleural-based desmoid tumour is rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis of spindle cell tumours.

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