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From the Department of Neurology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Gardner syndrome is characterized by multiple intestinal polyps and extraintestinal lesions. We describe FDG PET/CT findings of the extraintestinal lesions in a patient with Gardner syndrome. FDG PET/CT showed 2 hypermetabolic desmoid tumors in the abdominal wall, sclerotic areas with multifocal activity in the maxilla and mandible, multiple osteomas in the bilateral parietal, left frontal, sphenoid and ethmoid bones, an impacted tooth in the right maxilla, and bone islands in the T2 and T5 vertebral bodies.
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Fam Cancer
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Several extra-colonic manifestations, including duodenal polyposis and desmoid tumors, are well-described manifestations in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). More recently, an increase in gastric cancer diagnoses has been observed in FAP. This case series presents nine patients with FAP who were diagnosed with gastric cancer at our FAP expertise center, of whom eight were diagnosed between 2017 and 2023, while before 2017 the only diagnosis of gastric cancer was in 2001.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDesmoid fibromatosis post-cervical spine surgical intervention.
BJR Case Rep
January 2025
Dubai Health, Dubai 1853, United Arab Emirates.
Article Synopsis
- Desmoid tumours are rare benign growths that can aggressively invade surrounding tissues, especially near nerves and blood vessels, making them difficult to treat.
- Their exact cause is unknown, but they are more common in females and may be linked to factors like trauma, surgery, or inflammation, suggesting possible genetic or hormonal influences.
- A case study highlights a 34-year-old woman who developed a desmoid tumour in her neck after neck surgery; despite surgical removal, the tumour recurred, necessitating a second operation for complete treatment.
Breast Desmoid Tumours: A Review of the Literature.
Breast J
January 2025
Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Breast desmoid tumour is a rare type of benign breast disease that presents like malignancy. Current guidelines are based on limited evidence derived from case reports and small case series and recommend resection with microscopically-negative margin (R0). There is a high risk of recurrence despite negative surgical margins.
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