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