Case Report

Desmoid Tumor Arising in the Site of Previous Surgery in the Left Lower Quadrant of the Abdomen

A desmoid tumor is a fibroblastic proliferation arising in musculoaponeurotic structures. The pathogenesis is still not clear. A 79-year-old woman who developed a desmoid tumor in the left lower abdomen after surgical resection of an abdominal lipoma seven years previously is presented. Preoperative computed tomography showed a large left lower…

Posted in: computed tomography 11 polyposis 2 surgery 23 tumor 6

Case Report

Turcot Syndrome (Glioma Polyposis): A Case Report

Turcot’s syndrome (glioma-polyposis) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by association of colonic polyposis with primary tumors of the central nervous system. We report a case of a 27-year-old male diagnosed with Turcot’s syndrome after an autopsy. The patient survived for more than two decades after his initial presentation with…

Posted in: colon cancer 6 polyposis 2
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