ReviewBMC medical imaging2018
Desmoid-type fibromatosis mimicking cystic retroperitoneal mass: case report and literature review.
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- Radiological features of pancreatic desmoid-type fibromatosis: a case series and systematic review.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Pooled it
- Giant retroperitoneal mass in a young male.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Obstructive jaundice due to retroperitoneal desmoid-type fibromatosis: a case report and review of literature.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Mesenteric desmoid tumor in its cystic form: Case report of a very rare variant.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- An accidental finding of a retroperitoneal desmoid tumor: case report and review of the literature.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- A desmoid-type fibromatosis in the retroperitoneum of the gastro-pancreatic region that was resected with a distal pancreatomy: a case report.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Large desmoid tumour of the small bowel mesentery.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy for a solid-cystic intraabdominal desmoid tumor at a gastro-pancreatic lesion: a case report.BMC surgery · 2020Article
- Successful outcomes after laparoscopic spleen-preserving pancreatic resection for a desmoid tumor: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- An Intra-abdominal Solid-cystic Desmoid That Emerged after Distal Gastrectomy.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundRetroperitoneal desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm presenting as a firm mass with locally aggressive features. It usually manifests as a well-circumscribed or ill-defined, solid mass on cross-sectional imaging. Cystic changes of DF have been described in the literature in association with prolonged medical treatment or abscess formation. However, spontaneous cystic change is rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report the case of a 46-year-old patient with a DF mimicked a large cystic tumor in the retroperitoneum. Ultrasonography and computed tomography were performed in order to search for localizations and characteristics of the cystic tumor. Radiological findings showed an oval cystic mass with a relatively thick wall, measuring 18.3 × 12.3 × 21.5 cm in the left upper abdomen. Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy was performed and histopathological examination by immunohistochemical study enabled us to diagnose a DF invading the pancreatic parenchyma. The patient remained asymptomatic during an 8-month follow up period.
conclusionsWe report an extremely rare case of retroperitoneal DF with spontaneous cystic change. DF can manifest as a mainly cystic mass with a thick wall, as in our case, which makes the correct diagnosis difficult. DF should be included in the preoperative differential diagnosis of a cystic retroperitoneal mass, regardless of its rarity.
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