The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

February 2018

Omental fibromatosis treated by laparoscopic wide surgical resection.

Author Information

Martin D(1)(2), Muradbegovic M(1), Andrejevic-Blant S(3), Petermann D(1), Di Mare L(1)(2)

(1)Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. (2)Department of General and Visceral Surgery, EHC Hospital, Morges, Switzerland. (3)Unilabs Pathology, Cypa-Epalinges, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Publication

Intractable Rare Dis Res

Summary

The current report presents a case of an omental fibromatosis discovered incidentally in a 46-year-old woman with no particular medical history and few symptoms. A surgical biopsy was performed initially, and microscopic examination revealed myofibroblastic proliferation. After additional immunohistochemical and molecular analyses, omental fibromatosis was diagnosed. Omental fibromatosis, also called intra-abdominal desmoid, is a rare and benign tumour but can be locally aggressive.

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