The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

September 2015

Splenic Artery Aneurysm Invaded by Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis.

Author Information

Elizabeth A Bundock,Kanayo Tatsumi

From the *Department of Pathology Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center; and †Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT.

Publication

Summary

Despite the benign histologic appearance and negligible metastatic potential, desmoid tumors can be locally aggressive, invading into adjacent structures and organs. We report an unusual case of desmoid-typefibromatosis causing the death of an otherwise healthy individual by rupturing the splenic artery.

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