Desmoid fibromatosis of the shoulder and of the upper chest wall following a clavicular fracture

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 May;15(5):723-5. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00094-9.

Abstract

A desmoid tumor of the shoulder girdle infiltrating the upper chest wall and weighing 1500 g was almost completely removed in an 18-year-old man, 27 months after a bifocal fracture of the clavicule. Thirteen years later, the patient was free of recurrence. The interval time between trauma and diagnosis, as the particular characteristics of aggressive fibromatosis, strongly support a major causal role of the clavicular fracture in the occurrence of this tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adolescent
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bone Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Clavicle / injuries*
  • Clavicle / pathology
  • Desmoid Tumors / diagnosis
  • Desmoid Tumors / etiology*
  • Desmoid Tumors / surgery
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fractures, Bone / complications*
  • Fractures, Bone / therapy
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / complications
  • Joint Dislocations / therapy
  • Male
  • Shoulder Joint / diagnostic imaging*
  • Shoulder Joint / surgery
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome