Baha M Sibai,Hind N Moussa,Malahat Movahedian,Mateo G Leon,Monica Longo,Oscar A Viteri
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas.
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Summary
A giant desmoid tumor arising from the left abdominal wall of a young female patient with rapid growth during pregnancy is described. Preoperative evaluation included ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Decision made by a multidisciplinary team was not to intervene before birth, and abdominal delivery at term was accomplished. Desmoid tumors should be part of the differential diagnosis in an abdominal wall tumor of rapid growth during pregnancy. Future studies are needed for better understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of desmoid tumors in pregnant women.
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