Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor

Desmoid tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms arising from fascial or musculo-aponeurotic structures. Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient complaining of mild shortness of breat...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Majdi, Sandogji Hasan, Allam Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2009;volume=4;issue=3;spage=146;epage=148;aulast=Ibrahim
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spelling doaj-a9ec419d3e2d41d5a5e98a83cc95d1ff2020-11-24T23:05:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Thoracic Medicine1817-17371998-35572009-01-0143146148Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumorIbrahim MajdiSandogji HasanAllam AbdullahDesmoid tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms arising from fascial or musculo-aponeurotic structures. Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient complaining of mild shortness of breath. The patient was diagnosed to have a huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor, which was successfully resected.http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2009;volume=4;issue=3;spage=146;epage=148;aulast=IbrahimChest walldesmoidfibromatosisintrathoracictumor
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author Ibrahim Majdi
Sandogji Hasan
Allam Abdullah
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Sandogji Hasan
Allam Abdullah
Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Chest wall
desmoid
fibromatosis
intrathoracic
tumor
author_facet Ibrahim Majdi
Sandogji Hasan
Allam Abdullah
author_sort Ibrahim Majdi
title Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
title_short Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
title_full Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
title_fullStr Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
title_full_unstemmed Huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
title_sort huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Thoracic Medicine
issn 1817-1737
1998-3557
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Desmoid tumors are soft-tissue neoplasms arising from fascial or musculo-aponeurotic structures. Most reported thoracic desmoid tumors originate from the chest wall. However, intrathoracic desmoid tumors are rare. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient complaining of mild shortness of breath. The patient was diagnosed to have a huge intrathoracic desmoid tumor, which was successfully resected.
topic Chest wall
desmoid
fibromatosis
intrathoracic
tumor
url http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2009;volume=4;issue=3;spage=146;epage=148;aulast=Ibrahim
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