RESECTION OF A LARGE DESMOID TUMOR OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF SUBSTANCE: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Prosper Nsengiyumva
, Youssef El Mahdaouy
, Yousra Ouhammou
, Yasser El Brahmi
, Mohammed El Fahssi
, Abdelkader Ehirchiou
, Aziz Zentar
and Abdelmounaim Ait Ali
- MD, resident in visceral surgery department II, Mohammed V Training Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
- Specialist, visceral surgery department II, Mohammed V Training Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
- Professor, visceral surgery department II, Mohammed V Training Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
- Professor, director of the visceral and digestive surgery pedagogy and research unit, Mohammed V Training Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
- Professor, chief of visceral surgery department II, Mohammed V Training Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
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Introduction: Desmoid tumors are rare entities, can occur at any age and may be located intra or extra-abdominal. Their recidival locally nature without metastasis remains a subject of discussion especially if it is necessary to decide on a surgical or medical treatment.
Case report: In the present report, it was described the case of a 25-year-old male with no specific medical or surgical history who consulted for a mass of the abdominal wall evolving for a few months and having caused intermittent pain and discomfort.
The physical examination was unremarkable apart from an arch and a palpable large mass in the left para-umbilical.
The abdominal Computer Tomography (CT) scan confirmed the existence of a large tumor developing at the expense of the left rectus muscle. The patient underwent a surgical treatment. The resection of the tumor was the cause of a significant loss of substance.
So, a synthetic prosthesis had to be used to reconstruct the abdominal wall.
Conclusion: Although desmoid tumors are benign, radical treatment should be undertaken given their recurrent nature.
[Prosper Nsengiyumva, Youssef El Mahdaouy, Yousra Ouhammou, Yasser El Brahmi, Mohammed El Fahssi, Abdelkader Ehirchiou, Aziz Zentar and Abdelmounaim Ait Ali (2021); RESECTION OF A LARGE DESMOID TUMOR OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF SUBSTANCE: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Feb). 663-672] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Resident in visceral surgery department II, Mohammed V Training Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
