A Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor with Rapid Progression

Intern Med. 2017;56(5):505-508. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7320. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

Abstract

We herein report the case of a rapidly progressive sporadic mesenteric desmoid tumor (DT). A 62-year-old woman presented with a 4-cm-diameter palpable mass in the left supraumbilical area. The mass showed an ill-defined margin with heterogeneous delayed enhancement on computed tomography and heterogeneous high intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Sixteen months after the initial observation, the mass had grown in size, reaching 13 cm in diameter. The resected mass was histologically confirmed as a DT of the mesentery. Since DT often has an unpredictable clinical course, clinicians should bear in mind the need for imaging follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / pathology
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mesentery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed