Desmoid-type fibromatosis of the splenic hilum: A rare tumor at an unusual location

Desmoid-type fibromatosis of the splenic hilum: A rare tumor at an unusual location

Desmoid-type fibromatoses (DTFs), also known as desmoid tumors, are benign but infiltrative neoplasms that often appear next to previous surgical site. Intra-abdominal tumors usually involve the mesentery, but splenic hilum is an unusual localization. We present a case of a desmoid tumor of the sple...

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Main Authors: Ana Sanchez-Gollarte, Fernando Mendoza-Moreno, Marina Perez-Gonzalez, Manuel Diez-Alonso, José María Muguerza-Huguet, María Del Rocío Diez-Gago, Fernando Noguerales-Fraguas, Alberto José Gutierrez-Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
desmoid tumor
desmoid-type fibromatosis
splenic hilum tumor
Online Access:http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2020;volume=26;issue=2;spage=166;epage=169;aulast=Sanchez-Gollarte

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