Abdominal Wall Desmoid during Pregnancy: Diagnostic Challenges. (3rd January 2012)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Abdominal Wall Desmoid during Pregnancy: Diagnostic Challenges. (3rd January 2012)
- Main Title:
- Abdominal Wall Desmoid during Pregnancy: Diagnostic Challenges
- Authors:
- Awwad, Johnny
Hammoud, Nadine
Farra, Chantal
Fares, Farah
Abi Saad, George
Ghazeeri, Ghina - Other Names:
- Salhan S. Academic Editor.
Vaisbuch E. Academic Editor. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Background . Desmoids are benign tumors, with local invasive features and no metastatic potential, which have rarely been described to be pregnancy associated. Case . We described the rapid growth of an anterior abdominal wall mass in a 40-year-old pregnant woman. Due to its close proximity to the enlarged uterus, it was misdiagnosed to be a uterine leiomyoma by ultrasound examination. Final tissue diagnosis and radical resection were done at the time of abdominal delivery. Conclusion . Due to the diagnostic limitations of imaging techniques, desmoids should always be considered when the following manifestations are observed in combination: progressive growth of a solitary abdominal wall mass during pregnancy and well-delineated smooth tumor margins demonstrated by imaging techniques. This case emphasizes the importance of entertaining uncommon medical conditions in the differential diagnosis of seemingly common clinical manifestations.
- Is Part Of:
- Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology. Volume 2013(2013)
- Journal:
- Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology
- Issue:
- Volume 2013(2013)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2013, Issue 2013 (2013)
- Year:
- 2013
- Volume:
- 2013
- Issue:
- 2013
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2013-2013-2013-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2012-01-03
- Subjects:
- Obstetrics -- Periodicals
Gynecology -- Periodicals
Generative organs, Female -- Diseases -- Periodicals
Obstetrics
Gynecology
Genital Diseases, Female
Generative organs, Female -- Diseases
Gynecology
Obstetrics
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618 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criog/ ↗
http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/49078 ↗
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1776/ ↗
http://search.ebscohost.com/direct.asp?db=a9h&jid=%22EGTE%22&scope=site ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1155/2013/350894 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2090-6684
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