The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

July 2024

Desmoid Fibromatosis of the Oesophagus Creating an Oesophageal Diverticulum in a 2-year-old Girl

Author Information

Divya Murli 1, Vasundhara Smriti 2 3, Subhash Yadav 2 4, Bhakti Trivedi 2 5, Sajid S Qureshi 1 2

1Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Paediatric Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 2Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 3Department of Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 4Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 5Department of Anaesthesia, Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Publication

Afr J Paediatr Surg

Summary

Extra-abdominal desmoid fibromatosis arising from the oesophagus and the contemporaneous traction diverticula due to an oesophageal tumour is extremely rare. We present this complex situation in a 2-year-old girl which posed a surgical challenge requiring simultaneous management of multiple pathologies. Surgery addressed both the entities and the presence of the diverticulum facilitated achieving negative surgical margins.

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