Abscess or Tumor? When a Retroperitoneal Mass on Computerized Tomography Turns Out to Be a Rare Soft Tissue Growth
A retroperitoneal finding on a computerized tomography scan, in a symptomatic patient, can harbor the clinician to many differential diagnoses from infectious to malignancy. Desmoid fibromatosis (DF), a relatively innocuous mass that can spread locally, can be found in that anatomical region. Even f...
Main Authors: | Ilya Noginskiy, Neil Nimkar, Madhumati R. Kalavar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2021-07-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/516754 |
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