Abstract
Desmoid tumours are uncommon benign tumours but with aggressive behaviour, resulting from the proliferation of well-differentiated fibroblasts. Clinically, they present as a painless firm soft tissue mass. They can be solitary or multiple and have potential infiltrative capacity. When planning treatment, it is important to assess the correct tumour extent to permit curative radical surgery minimizing possible local recurrence. Different imaging techniques help to characterise these tumours. At present, magnetic resonance is the tool of choice for studying these tumours. The role of nuclear medicine techniques, such as bone scintigraphy, or more recently FDG-PET, has not been defined in the evaluation of these neoplasms. We present the case of a patient with a desmoid tumour of the abdominal-chest wall and we review the related literature.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
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Review
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Abdominal Wall / diagnostic imaging*
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Abdominal Wall / pathology
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Adult
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Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Bone Neoplasms / pathology
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Bone Neoplasms / surgery
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Fibromatosis, Aggressive / diagnostic imaging*
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Fibromatosis, Aggressive / pathology
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Fibromatosis, Aggressive / surgery
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Fluorine Radioisotopes*
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Muscle Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Muscle Neoplasms / pathology
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Muscle Neoplasms / surgery
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Positron-Emission Tomography*
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Radiopharmaceuticals*
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Rectus Abdominis / diagnostic imaging*
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Rectus Abdominis / pathology
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Ribs / diagnostic imaging*
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Thoracic Wall / diagnostic imaging
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Thoracic Wall / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Substances
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Fluorine Radioisotopes
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18