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Desmoid Tumour of the Brachial Plexus

Desmoid tumours of the brachial plexus are rare and may occur in extra-abdominal sites. The tumours are of fibroblastic origin and, although benign, are locally aggressive. Their relationship to critical neurovascular structures in their anatomic locations presents a challenge to the operating surge...

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Autores principales: Juliette, Orege, Florentius, Koech, Francis, Ndiangui, Macharia, Benson Ndegwa, Neema, Mbaruku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23841010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/575982
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author Juliette, Orege
Florentius, Koech
Francis, Ndiangui
Macharia, Benson Ndegwa
Neema, Mbaruku
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description Desmoid tumours of the brachial plexus are rare and may occur in extra-abdominal sites. The tumours are of fibroblastic origin and, although benign, are locally aggressive. Their relationship to critical neurovascular structures in their anatomic locations presents a challenge to the operating surgeons trying to adhere to the principles of surgery. Surprisingly little neurosurgical literature exists which was devoted to this topic despite the challenge these lesions present in surgery both at surgery and in choosing adjuvant therapies. We report a case of a large brachial plexus tumour in a patient which was diagnosed radiologically and histopathologically and the patient underwent surgical excision with good outcome. Desmoid tumours histologically are benign and are usually composed of proliferating, benign fibroblasts in an abundant matrix of collagen. They do not transform into malignant tumours or metastasize. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment; however, adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy remain controversial.
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spelling pubmed-36943802013-07-09 Desmoid Tumour of the Brachial Plexus Juliette, Orege Florentius, Koech Francis, Ndiangui Macharia, Benson Ndegwa Neema, Mbaruku Case Rep Surg Case Report Desmoid tumours of the brachial plexus are rare and may occur in extra-abdominal sites. The tumours are of fibroblastic origin and, although benign, are locally aggressive. Their relationship to critical neurovascular structures in their anatomic locations presents a challenge to the operating surgeons trying to adhere to the principles of surgery. Surprisingly little neurosurgical literature exists which was devoted to this topic despite the challenge these lesions present in surgery both at surgery and in choosing adjuvant therapies. We report a case of a large brachial plexus tumour in a patient which was diagnosed radiologically and histopathologically and the patient underwent surgical excision with good outcome. Desmoid tumours histologically are benign and are usually composed of proliferating, benign fibroblasts in an abundant matrix of collagen. They do not transform into malignant tumours or metastasize. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment; however, adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy remain controversial. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3694380/ /pubmed/23841010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/575982 Text en Copyright © 2013 Orege Juliette et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23841010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/575982
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