Desmoid tumour following a distal radius fracture--a complication or a coincidence?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a case of a desmoid tumour occurring 15 months following an uncomplicated fracture of the left distal radius. The occurrence of a desmoid tumour after fracture is extremely rare and a Medline search revealed only two previous reports. The correlation between the site of trauma and the tumour and the time interval between trauma and presentation strongly supports a causal role of the fracture in the occurrence of this tumour.
Medical subject headings
- Desmoid Tumors
- Radius Fractures
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms
Anatomy
- radius