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The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

June 2020

A Rare Case Report of Fibromatosis (Desmoid Type-Staghorn vessel Pattern) – Anterior Chest Wall

Author Information

Dhar R(1), Dalvi A(2), Kulkarni N(3).

(1) Professor, Dept of Pathology, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai. (2)Junior resident, Dept of Pathology, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai. (3)Assistant Professor, Dept of Pathology, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai.

Publication

Intl J Research and Review

Summary

We report a case of desmoid fibromatosis of the anterior chest wall. Deep fibromatosis or desmoid tumour is a low-grade, soft tissue lesion that is notable for its local infiltration and most commonly occurs in the abdomen. Deep fibromatosis of the chest wall is a rare condition. A 17 year old male presented with an anterior chest wall swelling since 2 months, not associated with pain, gradually increasing in size with features of extension into skeletal muscle on radiology. On Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, it was diagnosed as a spindle cell tumour and a wide local excision of the tumour was done.