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Palliative Resection of a Giant Mesenteric Desmoid Tumor

Jeremy J. Sugrue, Stephanie B. Cohen, Roland M. Marshall and Adam I. Riker
Ochsner Journal December 2015, 15 (4) 468-472;

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  • Figure 1.
    Figure 1.

    Representative (A) axial and (B) coronal computed tomography scan images with oral and intravenous contrast demonstrate a 13.4 × 14.6 cm eccentric heterogenous peritoneal/body wall–based mass occupying the entire left hemiabdomen. The organ of origin could not be identified.

  • Figure 2.
    Figure 2.

    Intraoperative photographs of a large intraabdominal tumor. A: The tumor was mobilized and brought out of the abdominal cavity. The anterior surface measured 24 cm in length. B: The tumor resected en bloc originated from the jejunal mesentery and was adherent to the resected loop of jejunum.

  • Figure 3.
    Figure 3.

    Microscopic pathology. A: Moderate cellularity and lack of necrosis of this spindle cell proliferation of sweeping cell fascicles in collagenous stroma are visible at 100× magnification. B: Monotonous bland spindle cells lacking pleomorphism or significant mitotic activity with interspersed collagen fibers are visible at 400× magnification.

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