A Rapidly Growing Abdominal Mass: Desmoid Tumor in Pregnancy

Abstract Background Desmoid tumors are benign soft tissue tumors that locally invade adjacent tissue. There is a paucity of reports describing the rapid growth of these tumors during pregnancy. Case A giant desmoid tumor arising from the left abdominal wall of a young femal...

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Main Authors: Mateo G. Leon, Hind N. Moussa, Malahat Movahedian, Oscar A. Viteri, Monica Longo, Baha M. Sibai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-04-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1396028