Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
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Majdi Ibrahim1, Hasan Sandogji, Abdullah Allam
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, King Fahad Hospital, Almadinah Almunawarah, Saudi Arabia.
Annals of Thoracic Medicine
|July 31, 2009
Abstract:
Desmoid tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms arising from fascial or musculo-aponeurotic structures. Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient complaining of mild shortness of breath. The patient was diagnosed to have a huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor, which was successfully resected.
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