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Yvette LWS, Tak FS, Lok MK. Management of extra-abdominal fibromatosis in a musculoskeletal tumour centre in Hong Kong. JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDICS, TRAUMA AND REHABILITATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/2210491721989082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction: Fibromatosis is a benign disease yet prone to recurrence. The best treatment option remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to analyse the management approach in our musculoskeletal tumour centre. Materials and Methods: Thirty-four patients with extra-abdominal fibromatosis referred to our centre between 2000 to 2018 were included. Patients’ demographics, tumour location and size, year of diagnosis, treatment modalities, surgical margins, recurrence, and subsequent management were analysed. Results: Patients mostly presented in the second and third decade, with female predominance. Twenty-seven patients underwent excision. Other management options included ‘watchful waiting’, pharmacological treatment and radiotherapy. Recurrence rate was 51.9%. There was no statistically significant relationship between marginal status and recurrence. Conclusion: We report our experiences on management of fibromatosis, with strategy shifted from early excision to a conservative approach over the years. Surgical excision is still indicated in some situations. Tumour recurrence is not rare but second excision is not always necessary.
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- Lam Wei Sze Yvette
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
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Desmoid-type fibromatosis of the lower extremity: A unique case of complete lesion resolution following core needle biopsy. Clin Imaging 2020; 69:213-218. [PMID: 32920469 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) is a rare neoplasm characterized by fibroblastic and myofibroblastic proliferation. While characterized as a benign lesion that does not metastasize, desmoid-type fibromatosis exhibits a wide range of behavior from aggressive local tissue invasion and post-surgical recurrence to spontaneous regression. Tumor regression can occur following systemic medical therapy or rarely may occur in the absence of therapy. We present a case of a 50-year-old female with a left thigh vastus medialis intramuscular mass which underwent imaging work-up and subsequent core needle ultrasound-guided biopsy showing results of desmoid-type fibromatosis. Following biopsy, the tumor showed prompt, complete regression with complete MRI resolution 2 months following biopsy. The patient showed no evidence of disease recurrence out to one year on MRI surveillance. This case report will discuss desmoid-type fibromatosis imaging features, treatment strategies, spectrum of disease behavior, and atypical behavior such as the spontaneous tumor regression as seen in this case report. To our knowledge there have been no reported cases of DF spontaneous regression 2 months following a core needle biopsy. Understanding the variable behavior of desmoid-type fibromatosis can assist the radiologist in guiding management of these lesions with the goal of optimizing clinical outcomes and preventing unnecessary aggressive treatments for stable or regressing disease.
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Maemoto R, Miyakura Y, Tamaki S, Takahashi J, Takayama N, Fukuda R, Ishikawa H, Tsujinaka S, Lefor AK, Rikiyama T. Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor after laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: A case report. Asian J Endosc Surg 2020; 13:426-430. [PMID: 31389170 DOI: 10.1111/ases.12742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Desmoid tumors are monoclonal fibroblastic proliferations arising from soft tissue classified as intra-abdominal, extra-abdominal and abdominal wall types. We present a patient with an intra-abdominal desmoid tumor diagnosed 20 months after laparoscopic resection of rectal cancer. A 70-year-old woman with hematochezia was diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by laparoscopic low anterior resection was performed. During follow-up, a nodular soft-tissue density measuring 28 mm was detected in the presacral region. Metastasis from rectal cancer was diagnosed and four courses of chemotherapy were given, including capecitabine, oxaliplatin and bevacizumab. Computed tomography scan showed that the mass slightly decreased in size and surgical resection was performed. Histopathological examination revealed a proliferation of spindle-shaped cells and collagenous stroma diagnosed as a desmoid tumor. This report highlights the possibility of a desmoid tumor in the differential diagnosis of an intra-abdominal mass found during follow-up after resection of colorectal cancer including following laparoscopic resection.
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- Ryo Maemoto
- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan.,Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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The Challenge in the Management of Extremity Fibromatoses: Our Experience. Indian J Surg Oncol 2019; 10:329-334. [PMID: 31168258 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-018-0857-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Desmoid tumours are known for their varied clinical behaviour. Hence, choosing an ideal treatment protocol remains challenging. This is further complicated by the rarity of these neoplasms and high recurrence rates following treatment. In our study, we tried to answer these questions in the background of Indian scenario. This is a retrospective study of 41 patients with extremity fibromatoses who were operated between June 2002 and November 2012. The mean age for all patients was 29.2 years with 30 females and 11 males. The mean duration of follow-up was 4.37 years. Eight patients were margin-positive on final histopathology. Seventeen developed recurrences (41.4%). Ten of these 17 patients underwent repeat surgery. The remaining 7 patients with inoperable recurrence were put on metronomic chemotherapy. The DFS for patients treated with surgical management was 62.6% at 3 years, 54.4% at 5 years and 44% at 10 years. The enigmacy on the tumour biology, natural history and optimal management of fibromatoses continue. Surgery remains the standard treatment and should be attempted only if R0 resection is possible without much morbidity to the patient. Non-surgical modalities also have their role to play in the management of these neoplasms.
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Tonelli F, Ficari F, Valanzano R, Brandi ML. Treatment of Desmoids and Mesenteric Fibromatosis in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis with Raloxifene. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 89:391-6. [PMID: 14606641 DOI: 10.1177/030089160308900408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Among the great variety of extracolonic manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis, the most serious are desmoids and fibromatosis of the abdominal cavity. These may be a danger to the patient and a concern to the clinician. Pharmacological management of this relentless problem is favored by surgical intervention. At present, however, beneficial actions of medical therapy are not separable from undesirable side effects. Methods We studied the effects of 120 mg daily of raloxifene, a non-steroidal benzothiophene, on progressive desmoid tumors and mesenteric fibromatosis by evaluation of lesion size and symptoms in 13 patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, selected on the basis of intra-abdominal localization of the lesion, on refractoriness to other medical treatments, and on estrogen receptor-α expression. Results The patients had a significant response to raloxifene therapy, with complete remission in 8 cases and partial response in 5 cases, evaluated by regression of symptoms and tumor size. Serum biochemical parameters did not show any significant changes. Side effects were never observed. Conclusions Although the number of patients included in the study is limited and in spite of some limitations, the available results support that, in the evaluation of response, daily therapy with raloxifene decreases desmoid tumor and mesenteric fibromatosis size and symptoms and does not cause side effects. These findings offer a novel option in the pharmacological treatment of desmoids, leading to medical therapy of these neoplastic lesions in familial adenomatous polyposis patients.
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- Francesco Tonelli
- Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Italy
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Smith H, Tzanis D, Messiou C, Benson C, van der Hage J, Fiore M, Bonvalot S, Hayes A. The management of soft tissue tumours of the abdominal wall. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017; 43:1647-1655. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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CTNNB1 Mutations and Estrogen Receptor Expression in Neuromuscular Choristoma and Its Associated Fibromatosis. Am J Surg Pathol 2017; 40:1368-74. [PMID: 27259010 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Neuromuscular choristoma (NMC) is a very rare, developmental malformation characterized by the endoneurial intercalation of mature muscle fibers among peripheral nerve fibers. NMC typically arises in the major proximal peripheral nerves, most commonly the sciatic nerve, and may involve the lumbosacral and brachial plexus. Patients present clinically with progressive neuropathy or plexopathy. NMC is strongly associated with development of a fibromatosis, histologically identical to conventional desmoid-type fibromatosis (NMC-fibromatosis). The development of NMC-fibromatosis is often precipitated by iatrogenic trauma (ie, biopsy). Desmoid-type fibromatosis is characterized by CTNNB1 exon 3 mutations, which result in aberrant nuclear β-catenin localization and dysregulated canonical Wnt signaling. In contrast, the pathogenesis of NMC and NMC-fibromatosis is unknown. Desmoid-type fibromatosis expresses estrogen receptors (ER), specifically the ER-beta isoform (ERβ), and endocrine therapies may be used in surgically unresectable cases. In contrast, the ER expression profile of NMC-fibromatosis is unknown. We evaluated a series of NMC and NMC-fibromatosis for CTNNB1 mutations, β-catenin expression, and ER isoform expression. Five NMCs occurred in 2 female and 3 male patients (median age: 14 y, range <1 to 42 y), as masses involving the sciatic nerve (N=4) or brachial plexus (N=1). Four (of 5) NMCs had CTNNB1 mutations: 3 c.134 C>T (p.S45F) and 1 c.121 A>G (p.T41A). Four patients subsequently developed NMC-fibromatosis, and all 4 cases contained CTNNB1 mutations, including 1 p.T41A and 3 p.S45F mutations. In 3 patients, the NMC and NMC-fibromatosis had identical CTNNB1 mutations. Only 1 NMC had no detectable CTNNB1 mutation; however, the patient's subsequent NMC-fibromatosis had a CTNNB1 p.T41A mutation. All NMC and NMC-fibromatosis showed aberrant nuclear localization of β-catenin, nuclear ERβ expression, and no ERα expression. The presence of CTNNB1 mutations both in NMC and NMC-fibromatosis may be a shared molecular genetic abnormality underlying their pathogenesis.
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Skubitz KM. Biology and Treatment of Aggressive Fibromatosis or Desmoid Tumor. Mayo Clin Proc 2017; 92:947-964. [PMID: 28578783 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aggressive fibromatosis, also known as desmoid-type fibromatosis (DTF) or desmoid tumor, is an uncommon locally invasive tumor. Because of its low incidence and variable behavior, DTF is often first seen by physicians who are not familiar with it, and recent advances in understanding this disease have led to changes in treatment approaches. The Wnt (β-catenin) pathway appears to play a key role in DTF pathogenesis, and recent studies of DTF biology suggest a possible model of DTF pathogenesis. Histologically, DTF shows a poorly circumscribed proliferation of myofibroblast-like cells with variable collagen deposition, similar to the proliferative phase of wound healing, and DTF has been associated with trauma and pregnancy. Desmoid-type fibromatosis may be a useful model of the tumor stroma in carcinomas as well as other fibrosing diseases such as progressive pulmonary fibrosis. The clinical course of DTF can vary greatly among patients, complicating the determination of the optimal treatment approach. Treatment options include surgery, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with or without hormonal manipulation, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and other forms of local therapy. Many treatments have been used, but these are not without toxicities. Because of the variable nature of the disease and the potential morbidity of treatment, some cases of DTF may do better without treatment; simple observation is often the best initial treatment. This review used a PubMed search from January 1, 1980, through October 31, 2016, using the terms fibromatosis and desmoid and discusses DTF disease characteristics, pathophysiology, and treatment options as well as examines several cases illustrating key points in the biology and treatment of this heterogeneous disease.
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- Keith M Skubitz
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
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Mizuno M, Kawaguchi Y, Kawanishi A, Kawashima Y, Maruno A, Ogawa M, Tomioku M, Furukawa D, Nabeshima K, Nakamura K, Hirabayashi K, Mine T. An Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor, Embedded in the Pancreas, Preoperatively Diagnosed as an Extragastric Growing Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Case Rep Oncol 2017; 10:301-307. [PMID: 28512414 PMCID: PMC5422749 DOI: 10.1159/000468983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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A 45-year-old woman was found to have a pancreatic tumor by abdominal ultrasound performed for a medical check-up. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a hypovascular tumor measuring 30 mm in diameter in the pancreatic tail. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was performed. An extragastric growing gastrointestinal stromal tumor was thereby diagnosed preoperatively, and surgical resection was planned. Laparoscopic surgery was attempted but conversion to open surgery was necessitated by extensive adhesions, and distal pancreatectomy, splenectomy, and partial gastrectomy were performed. The histological diagnosis was an intra-abdominal desmoid tumor. A desmoid tumor is a fibrous soft tissue tumor arising in the fascia and musculoaponeurotic tissues. It usually occurs in the extremities and abdominal wall, and only rarely in the abdominal cavity. We experienced a case with an intra-abdominal desmoid tumor that was histologically diagnosed after laparotomy, which had been preoperatively diagnosed as an extragastric growing gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Although rare, desmoid tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intra-abdominal tumors. Herein, we report this case with a literature review.
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- Mari Mizuno
- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- bDepartment of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- bDepartment of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- bDepartment of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- bDepartment of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- cDepartment of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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Quast DR, Schneider R, Burdzik E, Hoppe S, Möslein G. Long-term outcome of sporadic and FAP-associated desmoid tumors treated with high-dose selective estrogen receptor modulators and sulindac: a single-center long-term observational study in 134 patients. Fam Cancer 2016; 15:31-40. [PMID: 26275868 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-015-9830-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of long-term conservative treatment with sulindac and high-dose selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) for sporadic and FAP-associated desmoid tumors. Desmoids are very rare tumors in the general population but occur frequently in FAP patients, being encountered in 23-38 %. Treatment of desmoids is still most controversial since response cannot be predicted and they are prone to develop recurrence. This study included all desmoid patients that were treated and followed at our institution and had completed at least 1 year of treatment. Response was defined as stable size or regression of desmoid size between two CT or MRI scans. A total of 134 patients were included. 64 (47.8 %) patients had a confirmed diagnosis of FAP, 69 (51.5 %) patients were sporadic. Overall 114 (85.1 %) patients showed regressive or stable desmoid size. Patients with previous history of multiple desmoid-related surgeries showed less-favorable response. The mean time to reach at least stable size was 14.9 (±9.1) months. After regression or stabilization, medication was tapered in 69 (60.5 %) of the treated patients with only one long-term recurrence after >10 years. The results of this study fortify the role of sulindac and high-dose SERMs as an effective and safe treatment for both, sporadic and FAP-associated desmoid tumors. While invasive treatment frequently results in high recurrence rates, high morbidity and high mortality, this conservative treatment is successful in most patients. The recurrence rate is negligible with no desmoid-related mortality in this large series. Therefore surgical resection, especially for mesenteric desmoids, should be deferred favoring this convincingly effective, well tolerated regimen.
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- Daniel Robert Quast
- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin - Medizinische Klinik I, St. Josef-Hospital, Gudrunstr. 56, 44791, Bochum, Germany.
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- Klinik für Hereditäre Tumorerkrankungen, HELIOS-Klinikum Wuppertal, Heusnerstr. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda zu Duisburg, Heerstraße 219, 47053, Duisburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Radiologie, HELIOS St. Josefs-Hospital Bochum-Linden, Axstr. 35, 44879, Bochum, Germany
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- Klinik für Hereditäre Tumorerkrankungen, HELIOS-Klinikum Wuppertal, Heusnerstr. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany.
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Sueishi T, Arizono T, Nishida K, Hamada T, Inokuchi A. A Case of Spontaneous Regression of Recurrent Desmoid Tumor Originating From the Internal Obturator Muscle After Delivery. World J Oncol 2016; 7:75-80. [PMID: 28983368 PMCID: PMC5624703 DOI: 10.14740/wjon963w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Desmoid-type fibromatoses are pathologically benign but locally aggressive tumors. We report the case of a desmoid tumor that disappeared spontaneously after recurrence. A 21-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of left lower limb weakness during menstruation. The following day this weakness had disappeared but menstrual colic remained; consequently, the patient underwent an internal examination that revealed an intrapelvic tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an enhanced mass (diameter, 8 cm) arising from the internal obturator muscle and attached to the urinary bladder. The tumor was diagnosed as a desmoid-type fibromatosis after histologic evaluation of a transvaginal biopsy; marginal resection was carried out at < 1 month after the first hospital admission. The patient experienced recurrence at 2 years after surgery, which was confirmed as two enhanced masses (diameter, 1 cm) using magnetic resonance imaging. Eleven months later, the diameters of these masses had increased to 1.8 cm; however, there was no further increase in size beyond this point. The patient delivered successfully at 5 and 7 years after surgery; at 8 years, the recurrent tumors had disappeared completely as confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. This case involving recurrence is rare for two reasons. The first was that no change in the size of the tumors occurred during pregnancy and after delivery, and the second was that the patient experienced complete remission of the recurrent tumors after only simple observation. Thus, it is important to recognize that even a recurrent desmoid tumor can sometimes exhibit spontaneous regression.
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- Takuya Sueishi
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu-Central Hospital, 23-1 Shiobaru 3-chome, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8588, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu-Central Hospital, 23-1 Shiobaru 3-chome, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8588, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu-Central Hospital, 23-1 Shiobaru 3-chome, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8588, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu-Central Hospital, 23-1 Shiobaru 3-chome, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8588, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu-Central Hospital, 23-1 Shiobaru 3-chome, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8588, Japan
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Lasseur A, Pasquer A, Feugier P, Poncet G. Sporadic intra-abdominal desmoid tumor: a unusual presentation. J Surg Case Rep 2016; 2016:rjw070. [PMID: 27150282 PMCID: PMC4858346 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Desmoid tumors are rare potentially aggressive benign tumors. Various etiologies and recurrent factors have been presented and discussed. A case of an abdominal desmoid tumor with vascular mesenteric invasion in a 32-year-old female, over 2 years after pregnancy is presented. Pre-operative biopsy was not contributive, diagnosis was made after surgery. Resection required two vascular bypasses. Desmoid tumors appear frequently in women of child-bearing age (during or after pregnancy), hormonal signaling is probably involved, but pathways remain unknown. Multiple predictive factors of recurrence are discussed but not strongly identified due to underpowered studies: resection margins, age, sex, tumor’s size and location. Recent development is in favor of a non-aggressive treatment such as ‘wait and see’ procedures. Without radical treatment, these tumors could generate bowel compression or perforation. Due to their location and high risk of complication, surgery is the most fitted option.
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- Antoinette Lasseur
- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon Cedex 03, France University of Lyon, Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon Cedex 03, France University of Lyon, Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France INSERM, UMR 1052, Lyon Cancer Research Center, Laennec Faculty, Lyon Cedex 08, France
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Braschi-Amirfarzan M, Keraliya AR, Krajewski KM, Tirumani SH, Shinagare AB, Hornick JL, Baldini EH, George S, Ramaiya NH, Jagannathan JP. Role of Imaging in Management of Desmoid-type Fibromatosis: A Primer for Radiologists. Radiographics 2016; 36:767-82. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.2016150153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Woltsche N, Gilg MM, Fraissler L, Liegl-Atzwanger B, Beham A, Lackner H, Benesch M, Leithner A. Is wide resection obsolete for desmoid tumors in children and adolescents? Evaluation of histological margins, immunohistochemical markers, and review of literature. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2015; 32:60-9. [PMID: 25264623 DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2014.956905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Desmoid fibromatosis is a benign fibroblastic neoplasm with high recurrence rates predominantly observed in pediatric and adolescent patients. The use of wide resection margins has been discussed controversially in literature. In addition, data on non-surgical treatment is limited as phase III studies are still missing. Nineteen patients under the age of 18 years were identified. Tumor location, surgical treatment for primary or recurrent tumors, resection margins, medical neo-/adjuvant treatment, time to recurrence as well as immunohistochemical markers (estrogen receptor, ER α and β, progesterone and androgen receptors, somatostatin, Ki-67, c-kit, platelet-derived growth factor receptors, PDGFRs, α and β, β-catenin) were evaluated. The mean age at diagnosis was 6.6 years, with a mean follow-up of 114 months. Recurrences were detected in four out of nineteen patients. Surprisingly, the recurrence rate was not influenced by type of resection used (R0, R1/2). All samples were tested negative for ER α, somatostatin, and progesterone receptor. In contrast, a majority of tumors showed positive results for PDGFR α and β and β-catenin. No correlation between positive immunohistochemical markers and tumor recurrences was detectable. In conclusion, recurrence rates are not depending on resection type and immunohistochemical markers seem to behave differently in children and adolescents in contrast to adult patients.
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- Nora Woltsche
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Syndromes. Surg Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1423-4_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Maruzzo M, Benson C, Miah A, Judson I. Clinical management of aggressive fibromatosis/desmoid tumour. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 2014. [DOI: 10.1517/21678707.2014.948843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the outcomes of surgical excision with or without adjuvant treatment in the management of desmoid tumors of the upper extremity. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 52 patients with a histologically confirmed desmoid tumor in the upper extremity that was managed surgically. All patients presented between 1970 and 2011 and had a minimum 2-year follow-up. RESULTS There were 25 males and 27 females with an average age of 37 ± 17 years. The most common location was the shoulder (n = 27). The most common symptom was a painful mass (n = 30). Average tumor size was 189 ± 371 cm(3). Negative margins (wide or marginal resection) were achieved in 43 patients. The 5-year disease-free interval was 57%. Patients with recurrence were younger than those without (31 vs 43 y). Postoperative radiotherapy increased the time to recurrence (2.6 vs 1.6 y) but ultimate disease-free interval at 5 years was similar in patients who did and did not receive radiotherapy. Compared with the preoperative evaluation, there was a significant reduction in patients reporting moderate or severe pain postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS Desmoid tumors are locally aggressive fibrous tumors. Recurrence after surgical excision of a desmoid tumor in the upper extremity is common, especially in younger patients. Adjuvant radiation therapy tended to increase time to recurrence but not rate of recurrence. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic IV.
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Briand S, Barbier O, Biau D, Bertrand-Vasseur A, Larousserie F, Anract P, Gouin F. Wait-and-see policy as a first-line management for extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014; 96:631-8. [PMID: 24740659 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.00988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors are rare, locally aggressive neoplasms without metastatic potential. There is no clear consensus regarding their optimal management. The disappointing results of current treatments and the ability of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors to spontaneously stabilize have increasingly drawn interest toward conservative management. The objective of this study was to evaluate a wait-and-see policy as a first-line management for extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. METHODS This two-center retrospective study involved fifty-five patients with a histologically proven extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. The primary outcome was the cumulative probability of dropping out from the wait-and-see policy. The wait-and-see policy included aggressive management of symptoms. We conducted a review of the relevant published series in which a watchful-waiting strategy was used. RESULTS The cumulative probability of dropping out from the wait-and-see policy was 9.6% at the time of the last follow-up. Spontaneous arrest of tumor growth was noted for forty-seven patients (85%) over the course of the study. Half of the tumors were stabilized at one year, and a potential to increase beyond three years was a sporadic event (one case). Regrowth was found in two patients (4%). CONCLUSIONS A wait-and-see policy is an effective front-line management for patients with primary or recurrent extra-abdominal desmoid tumor. These tumors tend to stabilize spontaneously, on average after one year of evolution, and the cumulative probability of the failure of a wait-and-see policy is approximately 10%.
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- Sylvain Briand
- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (S.B. and F.G.) and Radiology (A.B.-V.), The University Hospital of Nantes, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, UMR-S 957, 1 Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France. E-mail address for S. Briand: sylv
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Begin Military Hospital, 69 avenue de Paris, 94163 Saint Mandé, France. E-mail address:
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (D.B. and P.A.) and Pathology (F.L.), Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. E-mail address for D. B
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (S.B. and F.G.) and Radiology (A.B.-V.), The University Hospital of Nantes, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, UMR-S 957, 1 Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France. E-mail address for S. Briand: sylv
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (D.B. and P.A.) and Pathology (F.L.), Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. E-mail address for D. B
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (D.B. and P.A.) and Pathology (F.L.), Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. E-mail address for D. B
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery (S.B. and F.G.) and Radiology (A.B.-V.), The University Hospital of Nantes, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, UMR-S 957, 1 Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093 Nantes, France. E-mail address for S. Briand: sylv
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Gurluler E, Gures N, Citil I, Kemik O, Berber I, Sumer A, Gurkan A. Desmoid tumor in puerperium period: a case report. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-CASE REPORTS 2014; 7:29-32. [PMID: 24678243 PMCID: PMC3964204 DOI: 10.4137/ccrep.s13593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Desmoid tumors (DTs) are rare tumors classified as deep fibromatoses taking origin from fascial or musculoaponeurotic structures. With pregnancy and surgical scars considered in the etiology, most anterior abdominal wall DTs occur in women in their reproductive years, especially during a pregnancy or post-partum. Herein, we present development of DT in a female patient in the post-partum period following cesarean delivery, which manifested itself with a growing mass in anterior abdominal wall. In our case, possibility of hematoma most probably located beneath the fascia was considered initially as a complication of cesarean section based on ultrasonographic examination and location of the lesion, while upon lack of either spontaneous regression with eventual diminish in size or resolve of symptoms within six weeks, further investigation via MRI and tru-cut biopsy revealed the diagnosis of abdominal DT. Radical tumor extirpation with resection of an adequate margin of surrounding normal tissue was applied, and the post-operative period was uneventful.
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- Ercüment Gurluler
- Department of General Surgery, University of Acibadem, International Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Acibadem, International Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Acibadem, International Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Acibadem, International Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Acibadem, International Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Acibadem, International Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Acibadem, International Hospital Organ Transplantation Center, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nagar M, Kaushal M, Shukla A, Deshmukh C, Kumar Mathur R, Munjal K. An interesting case of fibromatosis of neck with review of literature. Indian J Surg Oncol 2014; 4:378-81. [PMID: 24426762 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-013-0268-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Milesh Nagar
- Department of General Surgery, M.G.M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452009 India
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- Department of General Surgery, M.G.M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452009 India
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- Department of General Surgery, M.G.M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452009 India
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- Department of General Surgery, M.G.M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452009 India
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- Department of General Surgery, M.G.M. Medical College and M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452009 India
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- Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh India
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Johner A, Tiwari P, Zetler P, Wiseman SM. Abdominal wall desmoid tumors associated with pregnancy: current concepts. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 9:1675-82. [DOI: 10.1586/era.09.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cho WC, Chen JYJ, Pai YC, Hsieh CL, Huang PW, Choi WM. Pancreatic mesenteric fibromatosis: A rare cause of epigastric pain with massive hemoperitoneum. J Acute Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacme.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Imaging features of superficial and deep fibromatoses in the adult population. Sarcoma 2012; 2012:215810. [PMID: 22966216 PMCID: PMC3395298 DOI: 10.1155/2012/215810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The fibromatoses are a group of benign fibroblastic proliferations that vary from benign to intermediate in biological behavior. This article will discuss imaging characteristics and patient demographics of the adult type superficial (fascial) and deep (musculoaponeurotic) fibromatoses. The imaging appearance of these lesions can be characteristic (particularly when using magnetic resonance imaging). Palmar fibromatosis demonstrates multiple nodular or band-like soft tissue masses arising from the proximal palmar aponeurosis and extending along the subcutaneous tissues of the finger in parallel to the flexor tendons. T1 and T2-weighted signal intensity can vary from low (higher collagen) to intermediate (higher cellularity), similar to the other fibromatoses. Plantar fibromatosis manifests as superficial lesions along the deep plantar aponeurosis, which typically blend with the adjacent plantar musculature. Linear tails of extension (“fascial tail sign”) along the aponeurosis are frequent. Extraabdominal and abdominal wall fibromatosis often appear as a heterogeneous lesion with low signal intensity bands on all pulse sequences and linear fascial extensions (“fascial tail” sign) with MR imaging. Mesenteric fibromatosis usually demonstrates a soft tissue density on CT with radiating strands projecting into the adjacent mesenteric fat. When imaging is combined with patient demographics, a diagnosis can frequently be obtained.
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Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors in children and adolescents are a relatively common group of soft tissue proliferations that range from reactive to hamartomatous to neoplastic, with a full spectrum of benign, intermediate, and malignant neoplasms. These lesions are diagnostically challenging because of morphologic and immunohistochemical overlap, despite significant clinical, genetic, and prognostic differences. The fibromatoses are a major subgroup, and all types of fibromatoses can occur in the 1st 2 decades of life. Intermediate and malignant fibroblastic-myofibroblastic tumors are an important group that includes variants of fibrosarcoma and other tumors with recurrent cytogenetic or molecular genetic abnormalities and low metastatic potential. Pathologic examination is enhanced by adjunct techniques, such as immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics, although morphology provides the ultimate criteria for a specific diagnosis. This article reviews the clinicopathologic features of fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors with an emphasis on the unique aspects of these neoplasms in children and adolescents, the use of diagnostic adjuncts, and differential diagnoses.
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- Cheryl M Coffin
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Federici S, Mordenti M, Domenichelli V, Pelusi G, Straziuso S, Pericoli R. Successful combined treatment for giant mesenteric desmoid tumor: case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg 2012; 47:e25-30. [PMID: 22703821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mesenteric aggressive fibromatosis, also known as abdominal desmoid tumor (DT), is a rare monoclonal neoplasm arising from muscoloaponeurotic structures, caused by a generalized defect in growth regulation of the connective tissue. Childhood abdominal DT is very rare (1), and the mesenteric localization is one of the rarest forms (approximately 5% of total cases). Despite its benign microscopic appearance and nonmetastasizing behavior, abdominal DT shows a high risk of recurrence (30%-80%) (2) and local aggressive growth. We report a case of a 7-year-old girl with a giant mesenteric fibromatosis, with multiple recurrence after surgical resections, successfully treated with low-dose of vinblastine (3-6 mg/m(2) per week) and methotrexate (20-30 mg/m(2) per week) for 24 months (every 7 days for 11 months and every 2 weeks for the last 13 months). After a follow-up of 47 months from the end of treatment, the child is in good health and in complete remission. Prolonged therapy with low-dose methotrexate and vinblastine appears to control abdominal DT and is associated with stable disease in patients with tumor unresponsive to surgery.
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Noormohamed MS, Neophytou C, Jain Y, Rawat S. A 66-year-old male with lower abdominal lump: an unusual presentation of an uncommon abdominal pathology. BMJ Case Rep 2012; 2012:bcr.08.2011.4628. [PMID: 22605811 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A 66-year-old Caucasian male was admitted following symptoms of intermittent umbilical pain aggravated after meals and associated with vomiting of contents. Physical examination revealed a tender, partially reducible swelling suspicious of complicated umbilical hernia. Abdominal x-ray revealed dilated small bowel loops which appeared consistent with clinical diagnosis. He underwent a laparotomy subsequently which revealed a small defect in the linea alba with viable small bowel and two firm mesenteric masses encroaching the lumen approximately two feet from the ileocaecal junction. The histology of the excised bowel and masses revealed that the tumour composed of bland spindle cells with slender to plump nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm. Mesenteric fibromatosis are the most common primary tumours of the mesentery and constitute about 3.5% of all fibrous tissue tumours. Intra-abdominal desmoids are very rare and benign tumours but are very aggressive and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain.
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Huh WW, Fitzgerald N, Mahajan A, Sturgis EM, Beverly Raney R, Anderson PM. Pediatric sarcomas and related tumors of the head and neck. Cancer Treat Rev 2011; 37:431-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2011.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Joglekar SB, Rose PS, Sim F, Okuno S, Petersen I. Current perspectives on desmoid tumors: the mayo clinic approach. Cancers (Basel) 2011; 3:3143-55. [PMID: 24212949 PMCID: PMC3759190 DOI: 10.3390/cancers3033143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Desmoid tumors are a rare group of locally aggressive, non malignant tumors of fibroblastic origin that can lead to significant morbidity due to local invasion. Despite advances in the understanding of these tumors, their natural history is incompletely understood and the optimal treatment is still a matter of debate. Local control is the main goal of treatment and there has been a change in philosophy regarding the management of these tumors from aggressive surgical resection to function preservation. A multidisciplinary approach is essential to plan local control with acceptable morbidity. The current Mayo Clinic algorithm for the treatment of these tumors is based on institutional experience and the available evidence in the literature: asymptomatic/non progressive lesions away from vital structures are managed with observation and regular imaging; primary or recurrent desmoid tumors which are symptomatic or progressive or near vital structures are managed with wide surgical resection when wide surgical margins are possible with minimal functional and cosmetic loss. When positive or close surgical margins are likely, surgical resection with adjuvant radiotherapy or definitive radiotherapy is preferred. If likely functional or cosmetic deficit is unacceptable, radiotherapy is the treatment of choice. Unresectable lesions are considered for radiotherapy, chemotherapy or newer modalities however an unresectable lesion associated with a painful, functionless, infected extremity is managed with an amputation.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, 200 1 ST SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, 200 1 ST SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; E-Mail:
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-507 284 8314
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- Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN55905, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN55905, USA; E-Mail:
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Corsten M, Donald P, Boggan J, Gadre A, Gandour-Edwards R, Nemzek W. Extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid tumor) arising in the infratemporal fossa: a case report. Skull Base Surg 2011; 8:237-41. [PMID: 17171074 PMCID: PMC1656708 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Aggressive fibromatosis (or desmoid tumor) refers to a histologically benign but locally aggressive lesion arising from musculoaponeurotic structures in various anatomic sites. Extra-abdominal desmoids represent about one third of all desmoid tumors; of these only about 11 to 15% arise in the head and neck. Desmoid tumors arising in the infratemporal fossa are exceedingly rare; to our knowledge only one such tumor has been reported in the literature. We present a desmoid tumor arising in the infratemporal fossa with intracranial extension in a twenty-seven year old male and review the literature on this rare condition.
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Righetti AEM, Jacomini C, Parra RS, de Almeida ALNR, Rocha JJR, Féres O. Familial adenomatous polyposis and desmoid tumors. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2011; 66:1839-42. [PMID: 22012061 PMCID: PMC3180149 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322011001000027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Ana Elisa Moraes Righetti
- Division of Coloproctology, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Shimoyama T, Hiraoka K, Shoda T, Hamada T, Fukushima N, Nagata K. Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs. Rare Tumors 2010; 2:e12. [PMID: 21139941 PMCID: PMC2994500 DOI: 10.4081/rt.2010.e12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors preferentially affect the shoulders, arms, backs, buttocks, and thighs of young adults. Multicentric occurrence is rather rare but seems to be another distinctive feature of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. In this article we report a rare case of multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs.
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- Tokiko Shimoyama
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Polat C, Aktepe F, Turel S, Yazicioglu B, Ozkececi T, Arıkan Y. A giant mesenteric fibromatosis case presenting with mechanical intestinal obstruction and successfully resected with partial duodeno-jejunectomy and right hemicolectomy. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2010; 65:110-3. [PMID: 20126354 PMCID: PMC2815273 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322010000100017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Coskun Polat
- General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty - Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty - Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty - Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty - Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty - Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- General Surgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty - Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Kawano Y, Suzuki H, Matsumoto S, Kan H, Tsuruta H, Akiya Y, Sasaki J, Hotta M, Naito Z, Tajiri T. A Case of Resectable Intra-abdominal Desmoid Tumor after Resection of Ascending Colon Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.43.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Murphey MD, Ruble CM, Tyszko SM, Zbojniewicz AM, Potter BK, Miettinen M. Musculoskeletal Fibromatoses: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics 2009; 29:2143-73. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.297095138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rüdiger HA, Ngan SYK, Ng M, Powell GJ, Choong PFM. Radiation therapy in the treatment of desmoid tumours reduces surgical indications. Eur J Surg Oncol 2009; 36:84-8. [PMID: 19682833 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.07.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Revised: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While several modalities have been proposed for the treatment of desmoid tumour/aggressive fibromatosis, high local recurrence rates have been reported. We present a retrospective study of including patients treated with radiation therapy, some of them in combination with surgical resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-four consecutive patients were included (mean age 40+/-16 years, 9 male). Complete follow-up was available in 31 patients (51+/-36 months). Seventeen patients (50%) were treated with radiation therapy alone, 17 patients with radiation therapy and surgery. Radiation therapy (external beam) was applied in most cases to a total dose of 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions. The lesion was located in the upper extremity in 11 patients, in the lower extremity in 14 cases and on the trunk in 9 cases. RESULTS Overall recurrence/progression free survival was 88.5% at 5 years and 77.5% at 10 years. Recurrence free survival of the subset of patients undergoing combined treatment with radiation therapy and surgical resection was 83.6% at 5 years and 10 years. In patients who did not receive surgery but only radiation therapy, MRI showed a complete response in 20%, a partial response in 20%, and stable disease in 53% of cases. In this subset, two-third of patient had a metabolic response to radiotherapy (i.e. decrease uptake on the thallium-210 scan after radiotherapy compared to pre-therapy levels). CONCLUSION Low recurrence rates can be achieved with the use of radiation therapy alone in selected cases. Patients with a metabolic response (decrease) to radiotherapy may be treated with a non-surgical approach. Surgery might be considered in patients with a poor metabolic response to radiotherapy.
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- H A Rüdiger
- Department of Orthpaedics, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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Dalén BPM, Bergh PM, Gunterberg BUP. Desmoid tumorsA clinical review of 30 patients with more than 20 years’ follow-up. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 74:455-9. [PMID: 14521298 DOI: 10.1080/00016470310017785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We retrospectively studied the outcome in a consecutive series of 30 patients with desmoid tumors who were followed for more than 20 years after treatment (surgery in 29 patients). A local recurrence occurred in 12 patients and more than 1 recurrence occurred in 8. 3 patients had spontaneous complete regression of the tumor. At follow-up after mean 28 (20-54) years, all patients were tumor-free except 1 who had had a stable tumor for at least 11 years. Symptoms were related more to treatment than to the tumor. We conclude that desmoid tumors may have a high capacity for self-limitation and that conservative therapy should be considered in symptom-free patients.
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- B P Mikael Dalén
- Gothenburg Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Francis WP, Zippel D, Mack LA, DiFrancesco LM, Kurien E, Schachar NS, Temple WJ. Desmoids: A Revelation in Biology and Treatment. Ann Surg Oncol 2009; 16:1650-4. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0285-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 11/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Spurrell EL, Yeo YC, Rollason TP, Judson IR. A Case of Ovarian Fibromatosis and Massive Ovarian Oedema Associated With Intra-Abdominal Fibromatosis, Sclerosing Peritonitis and Meig's Syndrome. Sarcoma 2008; 8:113-21. [PMID: 18521405 PMCID: PMC2395617 DOI: 10.1080/13577140400011136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose:To discuss a case of ovarian fibromatosis/massive ovarian oedema, intra-abdominal fibromatosis, sclerosing
peritonitis and Meig's syndrome. To review the reported therapeutic options. Patients: Case report of a 27-year-old female with the combined pathology of ovarian fibromatosis/massive ovarian oedema,
intra-abdominal fibromatosis, sclerosing peritonitis and Meig's syndrome. Methods: This patient was treated with supportive care and cytotoxic chemotherapy. Results: Despite the benign nature of the ovarian pathology, this patient presented with life-threatening complications.
Response to treatment was probably multi-factorial combining the effects of cytotoxics, use of steroids and good supportive
care. She remains in complete remission 4 years post completion of chemotherapy. Conclusion: There are reports in the literature of ovarian fibromatosis/massive ovarian oedema, luteinised thecomas, intraabdominal
fibromatosis and Meig's syndrome occurring together in a variety of combinations. Treatment has been described
with radiotherapy, cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens. This case provides a link between ovarian
fibromatosis/massive ovarian oedema, intra-abdominal fibromatosis, sclerosing peritonitis and Meig's syndrome not
previously described.
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Desmoid tumors, or aggressive fibromatoses, are rare, histologically benign tumors with biologic behavior that is intermediate between benign fibrous proliferations and low-grade fibrosarcoma. These tumors can cause significant morbidity and mortality by their propensity for local invasion and recurrence following surgical excision. A case of an anterior mediastinal desmoid tumor in a 67-year-old woman is reported with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings.
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Wcislo G, Szarlej-Wcislo K, Szczylik C. Control of aggressive fibromatosis by treatment with imatinib mesylate. A case report and review of the literature. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2007; 133:533-8. [PMID: 17453242 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-007-0198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There has been only one report available that focuses on the treatment with imatinib mesylate of two individual persons with aggressive fibromatosis. The authors concluded that after long-term treatment, for 9 and 11 months, with imatinib mesylate, both patients demonstrated radiographic and clinical responses. The novel therapy should be considered as salvage in patients with aggressive fibromatosis expressed platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alfa, beta (PDGFR-alfa, PDGFR-beta), and/or c-kit, whose tumors are uncontrollable by the standard management. On the other hand, the number of kinases blocked by imatinib mesylate is notching up, for instance the tyrosine kinase, which is associated with macrophage-colony stimulating factor receptor (M-CSFR). METHODS The patient was suffering from aggressive fibromatosis after prior therapy including surgery (R2), radiotherapy, and systemic treatment with combination of tamoxifen and sulindac. The tumor specimen was immunostained for PDGFR-beta and c-kit (CD117), and PDGFR-alfa and cytokines platelet-derived growth factor-alfa and beta were not assessed. The tests for both assessed molecules revealed negative results. In spite of this, the patient underwent a unique treatment with imatinib mesylate at the dose of 400 mg orally once daily for 3 years and 2 months. RESULTS After three months of the therapy, radiographic (met criteria of SD but small decrease of the tumor was noted) and clinical responses were recorded for the first time. The same was seen after 6 and 13 months of therapy continuation with imatinib mesylate. Currently, the patient is treated with imatinib mesylate (400 mg orally once daily) without any toxicity effects. The last MRI revealed readily a smaller tumor (35 x 20 mm) after such a therapy lasted more than 3 years. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with imatinib mesylate has been a well-accepted therapy for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). There have been established four kinases (p210(bcr/abl), c-kit, PDGFR-alfa, PDGFR-beta) suggested as the target for imatinib mesylate. Other potential targets will be discovered as it has lately been determined that M-CSFR kinase activity was blocked by imatinib mesylate. The salvage therapy for aggressive fibromatosis with imatinib mesylate seems to be an attractive opportunity for patients with the advanced disease, whose prior therapy failed.
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- Gabriel Wcislo
- Department of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, 128 Szaserow Street, 00-909 Warsaw, Poland.
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Skapek SX, Ferguson WS, Granowetter L, Devidas M, Perez-Atayde AR, Dehner LP, Hoffer FA, Speights R, Gebhardt MC, Dahl GV, Grier HE. Vinblastine and Methotrexate for Desmoid Fibromatosis in Children: Results of a Pediatric Oncology Group Phase II Trial. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:501-6. [PMID: 17290057 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.08.2966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose To determine the efficacy and safety of using vinblastine (Vbl) and methotrexate (Mtx) in children with desmoid-type fibromatosis that is recurrent or not amenable to treatment with radiation or surgery. Patients and Methods A phase II study was conducted within the Pediatric Oncology Group. Patients were treated using Vbl (5 mg/m2/dose) and Mtx (30 mg/m2/dose), both administered by intravenous injection weekly for 26 weeks and every other week for an additional 26 weeks. Response was assessed by bidimensional measurements of tumor on axial imaging (magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography). Results Over 35 months, 28 patients were enrolled; 27 were eligible, and 26 were assessable for response. A measurable response was documented in eight patients (31%), and 10 patients had stable disease documented as the best response to treatment. Eighteen patients had disease progression at a median time of 9.1 months. Eight patients remain free of disease progression at a median of 43.4 months from study entry. Nine patients reported no to moderate toxicity. Neutropenia was the most common toxicity (n = 22) and the most common grade 4 toxicity (n = 5). Anemia, nausea, vomiting, and elevations in hepatic transaminases were also common and were reversible with interruption of chemotherapy. Conclusion Vbl and Mtx are well tolerated in children with desmoid-type fibromatosis. Furthermore, this combination can promote tumor regression or block tumor growth in most children.
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- Stephen X Skapek
- Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Ishizuka M, Hatori M, Dohi O, Suzuki T, Miki Y, Tazawa C, Sasano H, Kokubun S. Expression profiles of sex steroid receptors in desmoid tumors. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2007; 210:189-98. [PMID: 17077595 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.210.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Desmoid tumors are benign fibrous neoplasms which arise from the fibrous tissue of intra- and extra- abdominal sites, but their clinical management is sometimes difficult because of extensive infiltration into the surrounding tissues. Desmoid tumors commonly occur in women, especially after childbirth. Recently, both clinical and experimental findings indicate the possible roles of sex steroids in the development and progression of desmoid tumors but detailed information is still ambiguous. In this study, we first examined immunoreactivity of sex steroid receptors in desmoid tumors (27 cases) by immunohistochemistry and compared the findings with those in reactive self-limiting lesions associated with fibrosis (8 cases). Estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and ERbeta immunoreactivities were detected in 7.4% (2/27) and 7.4% (2/27) of desmoid tumors, respectively. One desmoid tumor expressed both ERalpha and ERbeta. Progesterone receptor (PR)-A and PR-B were detected in 25.9% (7/27) and 33.3% (9/27), respectively, and androgen receptor (AR) in 52.9% (14/27). In reactive lesions with fibrosis, only AR was detected in 37.5% (3/8). Sex steroid receptor mRNAs was further examined by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis using fresh frozen tissues, demonstrating the expression of PR (PR-A and/or PR-B) and AR mRNAs in eight desmoid tumors examined and all cases of reactive fibrosis. These results indicate that sex steroid hormones might play an important role in the pathogenesis of desmoid tumors and could lead to the introduction of novel hormone therapeutic approaches in managing patients with recurrent desmoid tumors.
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- Masato Ishizuka
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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Koh PK, Loi C, Cao X, Cheah PY, Ho KS, Ooi BS, Tang CL, Eu KW. Mesenteric desmoid tumors in Singapore familial adenomatous polyposis patients: clinical course and genetic profile in a predominantly Chinese population. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:75-82. [PMID: 17082890 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0759-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE This study examined the mutational profile of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene in relation to the development of desmoid tumors in familial adenomatous polyposis patients from a predominantly Chinese population. METHODS This is a retrospective review of all patients with familial adenomatous polyposis coli from the Singapore Polyposis Registry. Identification of specific adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutation was performed and clinical course of associated desmoid disease obtained from case records and a computerized database. RESULTS Two hundred five patients from 75 families afflicted with familial adenomatous polyposis coli were reviewed, with gene mutations identified in 107 patients. Of these, 23 (11.2 percent) developed desmoids. The male-to-female ratio was 1:1.3 and the ethnic distribution was Chinese (n=17) and Malay (n=6). Of the 92 patients with mutations 5' to codon 1444, 11 patients (12 percent) developed desmoids compared with 6 of 15 (40 percent) patients with adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutations 3' to codon 1444 (P<0.01). The clinical course of desmoid tumors can be divided into stable (n=11), variable (n=3), progressive (n=6), and aggressive growth (n=3). Only 3 (13 percent) patients with aggressive tumor growth required chemotherapy. There was no correlation between the site of mutation and the clinical progression of the desmoids. Seventy-four percent of these desmoids (17/23) developed at a mean interval of 2.98 years after restorative proctocolectomy, while only 30 percent (7/23) were diagnosed preoperatively or discovered during the initial surgery. The most common complications related to the mesenteric desmoids were intestinal obstruction (21.7 percent), ureteric obstruction (17.4 percent), and encasement of superior mesenteric vessels (13 percent). CONCLUSION The clinical course of desmoids in an individual familial adenomatous polyposis patient remains unpredictable and no reliable genetic marker is available for prognostication in desmoid disease.
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- Poh-Koon Koh
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Desmoid tumours are rare neoplasms of fibroblastic origin which arise with disproportionate frequency in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). They are thought to develop in about 10-25% of FAP patients and may be the leading cause of death amongst those who have undergone colectomy. Risk factors include trauma, having a distal germline APC mutation, having a family history of desmoids, and probably oestrogens. In very high-risk individuals there may be a case for delay of colectomy or chemoprophylaxis at the time of surgery. Desmoids are now known to be true neoplasms but with normal telomere length and telomerase activity. FAP-associated tumours seem to carry biallelic APC mutations, one of which lies in the distal part of the gene. Such loss of wild-type APC seems to occur relatively late in tumour development. It is likely that beta-catenin plays an important role in tumourigenesis. FAP-associated desmoids tend to arise in the abdomen or abdominal wall. CT scanning gives the best information on tumour anatomy whilst T2-weighted MRI indicates likely behaviour. Treatment may simply consist of observation. Otherwise, usual first-line therapy is with sulindac with or without an anti-oestrogen. Cytotoxic chemotherapy is an option in unresectable tumours. Surgery is a reasonable first-line treatment in abdominal wall tumours but is risky for intra-abdominal tumours and may necessitate massive small bowel resection. Desmoids are the greatest remaining challenge in the management of FAP and further research into their aetiology needs to be combined with multicentre clinical trials of new treatments in order to improve management of the disease.
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- N Julian H Sturt
- Polyposis Registry, Cancer Research UK Colorectal Cancer Unit, St Mark's Hospital, HA1 3UJ, Harrow, UK
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Montag AG, Tretiakova M, Richardson M. Steroid hormone receptor expression in nasopharyngeal angiofibromas. Consistent expression of estrogen receptor beta. Am J Clin Pathol 2006; 125:832-7. [PMID: 16690481 DOI: 10.1309/w5cm-3a3n-h7p4-f5p2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is an uncommon tumor arising in adolescent males, suggesting that the tumor may be hormonally responsive. Previous studies have found androgen receptor (AR) expression but variable expression of estrogen receptor (ER). The recently described ss receptor for estrogen has not been analyzed in angiofibroma. We analyzed 13 cases of nasal angiofibroma by immunohistochemical analysis for the presence of ARs, progesterone receptors (PR), and ER-a and ER-ss. All 13 cases were positive for ER-ss, in stromal pericytic and endothelial cells, and 12 of 13 stained strongly. Five cases were positive for AR in stromal cells, most staining weakly, and with no staining in endothelial or pericytic cells. None of the cases displayed staining for ER-a or PR. The findings confirm that nasopharyngeal angiofibromas express ER and suggest that new modulators of ER-ss activity may provide an alternative therapy for these lesions.
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- Anthony G Montag
- Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Montag AG, Tretiakova M, Richardson M. Steroid Hormone Receptor Expression in Nasopharyngeal Angiofibromas. Am J Clin Pathol 2006. [DOI: 10.1309/w5cm3a3nh7p4f5p2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Tamura K, Tani M, Kinoshita H, Yamaue H. Mesenteric desmoid tumor of the interposed jejunal pouch after total gastrectomy. World J Surg Oncol 2006; 4:27. [PMID: 16740152 PMCID: PMC1481628 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-4-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 06/01/2006] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Desmoid tumor is a rare entity, and most desmoid tumors are located in abdominal wall or extra-abdominal tissues. Occurrence of desmoid tumor in mesentry is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION we report a mesenteric desmoid tumor in a 73-years-old woman who had undergone total gastrectomy reconstructed with jejunal pouch interposition for gastric carcinoma. After 1 year, a tumor was originating from mesentery of the interposed jejunal pouch was identified, and the patient underwent resection of the large mass which was found to invade pancreas. Histological examination revealed desmoid tumor. CONCLUSION Desmoid tumor is rare, and it was difficult for the differential diagnosis of desmoid tumor or recurrent tumor.
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- Koichi Tamura
- Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan
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- Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan
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- Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan
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- Second Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan
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Papagelopoulos PJ, Mavrogenis AF, Mitsiokapa EA, Papaparaskeva KT, Galanis EC, Soucacos PN. Current trends in the management of extra-abdominal desmoid tumours. World J Surg Oncol 2006; 4:21. [PMID: 16584569 PMCID: PMC1456964 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-4-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2005] [Accepted: 04/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Extra-abdominal desmoid tumours are slow-growing, histologically benign tumours of fibroblastic origin with variable biologic behaviour. They are locally aggressive and invasive to surrounding anatomic structures. Magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice for the diagnosis and the evaluation of the tumours. Current management of desmoids involves a multidisciplinary approach. Wide margin surgical resection remains the main treatment modality for local control of the tumour. Amputation should not be the initial treatment, and function-preserving procedures should be the primary treatment goal. Adjuvant radiation therapy is recommended both for primary and recurrent lesions. Chemotherapy may be used for recurrent or unresectable disease. Overall local recurrence rates vary and depend on patient's age, tumour location and margins at resection.
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- First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Thriassion Hospital, Elefsis, Greece
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
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- First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Leithner A, Gapp M, Radl R, Pascher A, Krippl P, Leithner K, Windhager R, Beham A. Immunohistochemical analysis of desmoid tumours. J Clin Pathol 2006; 58:1152-6. [PMID: 16254103 PMCID: PMC1770757 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.026278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Although the standard treatment for desmoid tumours is complete surgical resection with wide margins, the optimal adjuvant treatment for recurrent or inoperable disease is unclear, often being based on sporadic immunohistochemical reports with a low number of cases. Therefore, a large immunohistochemical study was performed, to provide a theoretical basis for adjuvant treatment regimens. METHODS One hundred and sixteen tissue samples from 80 patients (49 female, 31 male; mean age, 34 years; range, 0-83) with desmoid tumours (46 extra-abdominal, 21 abdominal, 13 intra-abdominal) were tested for oestrogen receptors alpha and beta, progesterone and androgen receptors, and somatostatin, in addition to HER2, cathepsin D, Ki-67, and c-KIT by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS All samples were negative for oestrogen receptor alpha, HER2, and the progesterone receptor. Positive staining for the androgen receptor was found in six extra-abdominal cases. Staining for oestrogen receptor beta was positive in four extra-abdominal, two abdominal, and one intra-abdominal case. Staining for somatostatin was positive in six extra-abdominal, two abdominal, and one intra-abdominal case, and staining for cathepsin D was positive in all cases. Positive staining for Ki-67 was found in 14 extra-abdominal, three abdominal, and three intra-abdominal cases. C-KIT was detectable in one abdominal case only. CONCLUSIONS The data from this immunohistochemical study show that the published effects of antioestrogens and imatinib mesylate in the treatment of aggressive fibromatoses may not be attributable to oestrogen receptor alpha or c-KIT expression.
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MESH Headings
- Abdominal Neoplasms/chemistry
- Abdominal Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Abdominal Neoplasms/pathology
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Cathepsin D/analysis
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Fibromatosis, Aggressive/drug therapy
- Fibromatosis, Aggressive/metabolism
- Fibromatosis, Aggressive/pathology
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Ki-67 Antigen/analysis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit/analysis
- Receptors, Androgen/analysis
- Receptors, Estrogen/analysis
- Receptors, Progesterone/analysis
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/chemistry
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology
- Somatostatin/analysis
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- A Leithner
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, A-8036 Graz, Austria
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