Extra-abdominal desmoid tumor with osseous involvement.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Deep fibromatoses, or desmoid tumors, arise from connective tissue. Imaging can frequently suggest the diagnosis of these aggressive, benign neoplasms. Cross-sectional imaging commonly demonstrates an enhancing solid mass that resembles scar tissue, typically without osseous involvement. We report a case of an extra-abdominal desmoid tumor involving the teres minor muscle in a symptomatic 42-year-old woman with unusual features of medullary involvement and negative nuclear beta-catenin staining.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Neoplasms
- Desmoid Tumors
- Muscle Neoplasms
Anatomy
- humerus
- shoulder