The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 2021

Desmoid Tumor of Anterior Chest Wall: a Case Report

Author Information

Elsagheer S(1), Abu Arab W(2), Alhammadi S(3).

(1)Thoracic Surgery Dept, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia Cardiothoracic Surgery Dept, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. (2)Thoracic Surgery Dept, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia Cardiothoracic Surgery Dept, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt. (3)Histopathology Dept, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia.

Publication

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

Summary

We present here a 35-year-old male patient with chest wall aggressive fibromatosis, who was treated with surgery followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. The patient is doing well following 12 months of follow-up without local recurrence. Radical surgical resection is the main treatment for desmoid tumors (DTs). The adjuvant treatment, either chemotherapy or radiotherapy, can be considered when radical resection could not be achieved and if reoperation for a recurrence is not applicable. Close follow-up is essential in such patients.

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