The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

December 2020

Brachial Plexus Desmoid Tumor Care for Functional Preservation

Author Information

Liechty AE(1), Liu Y(2), Kao DS(2).

(1)Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State Univ, Spokane, Wash. (2)Division of Plastic Surgery, Dept of Surgery, Univ of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Publication

Plas & Recon Surg

Summary

We present the case of an 18-year-old woman with a desmoid tumor involving her brachial plexus. A non-oncological resection was performed, with a focus on functional preservation. Residual disease is being treated with beta-catenin inhibitor and monitored with serial MRI.

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