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ABDOMINAL WALL DESMOID TUMOR: TYPICAL PRESENTATION OF A RARE DISEASE.

Anwar Sami Al-khalifah , Ibrahim abdulmonem Al-majed , Fatimah Sami Al-khalifah , Dr Hameed Aljawad , Dr Mohomad Chour , Abdullah Jameel Al-majed , Ahmed Ali Alghamdi , Abdulaziz Hisham Al-ghassab , Boshra Mohammad Masmali

Desmoid tumors are rare slow growing benign but locally aggressive tumors with known local recurrence and no metastatic potentials. They account for 3% of all soft tissue tumors and 0.03% of all neoplasms. Definitive treatment of abdominal wall desmoid tumor is wide local excision with reconstruction of the defect. We report a case of a young female patient who presented with right lower abdominal wall mass. Preoperative evaluation included ultrasonography, CT scan and a diagnostic tissue biopsy. The patient was treated successfully by laparoscopic surgery with wide local excision. Key Words: Desmoid, tumors, abdominal wall.

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