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The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

February 2020

Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy for a solid-cystic intraabdominal desmoid tumor at a gastro-pancreatic lesion: a case report

Author Information

Sugimachi K(1), Iguchi T(1), Ohta M(2), Mano Y(1), Hisano T(3), Yokoyama R(4), Taguchi K(5), Ikebe M(2), Morita M(2), Toh Y(2).

(1)Department of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan.(2)Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan. (3)Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.(4)Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan. (5)Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.

Publication

BMC Surg

Summary

We report a case of an intraabdominal desmoid tumor that occurred at a gastro-pancreatic lesion with spontaneous cystic features, and present the successful laparoscopic resection of the tumor. A 20-mm retroperitoneal cystic mass with a solid component was found adjacent to the stomach and pancreatic body in a 52-year-old woman with no history of familial adenomatous polyposis. Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with wedge resection of the stomach was performed, and complete resection was achieved without intraoperative and postoperative complications. Histopathological examination by immunohistochemistry enabled diagnosis of a desmoid tumor that had originated from the stomach and invaded the pancreatic parenchyma with a spontaneous cystic change. Regardless of its rarity, desmoid tumor should be included in the preoperative differential diagnosis of a cystic intraabdominal mass, and laparoscopic function-preserving surgery may be an optimal treatment option.

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