The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 2019

Desmoid Tumor Presenting as a Typical Cervical Dumbbell Tumor:A Case Report and Literature Review

Author Information

Luo N(1), He X(2), Li G(1), Liao Y(1), Tang Q(1), Ye R(3), Zhong D(1).

(1)Dept of Spinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. (2)Dept of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China. (3)Dept of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

Publication

World Neurosurg

Summary

Dumbbell-shaped tumor is a type of the inner and outer cervical spinal canal tumor, and most of them are neurogenic tumors. Desmoid tumor is a rare tumor, and no case of them involving intervertebral foramen formed dumbbell-shaped in cervical spine have been reported before in English literature. Here we report a case of desmoid tumor arising in the cervical spine which is presented as typical dumbbell-shaped tumor. A 47-year-old female was admitted to our Dept with a mass in her left neck. The tumor was initially thought to be a neurogenic cervical dumbbell tumor based on physical and radiological examination. Postoperative HE and immunohistochemical staining verified the diagnosis of a cervical dumbbell desmoid tumor, which had never been reported before. Desmoid tumors in the head and neck may present as cervical dumbbell-shaped tumors. Before the treatment plan was undertaken, thorough examinations including surgical pathology were necessary.

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