Gastrointestinal Complications of Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Gastrointestinal Complications of Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 15-year-old male with a mesenteric desmoid tumor and underlying familial adenomatous polyposis presented 2 weeks after initiating sorafenib with severe abdominal pain and chills and was found to have an acute abdomen. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a necrotic, ruptured tumor with impending small...

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Main Authors: Darcy Morris, Raquel Gonzalez, Jane Cook, Jonathan Metts, Peter Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
desmoid tumor
tumor perforation
bowel obstruction
case report
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/522441

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