Caecal desmoid tumour: a rare tumour at uncommon location and review of literature. Issue 6 (4th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abuji, Kishore; Naik, Anil; Jain, Tanvi; Dahiya, Divya
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 14:Issue 6(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06-04
• Subjects: colon cancer -- gastrointestinal surgery -- pathology; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239449
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : A 49-year-old woman presented to surgery outpatient clinic with the awareness of a right lower abdomen asymptomatic lump for one week. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen demonstrated a 10×11×15 cm heterogeneous lesion anterior to the ileocecal junction with the possibility of leiomyosarcoma. The patient was prepared for laparotomy and intraoperative there was a large tumour arising from the medial wall of cecum. Right haemicolectomy was performed, and histopathology came as a desmoid tumour of the cecum. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and is well on 1-year follow-up.