Mesocolic desmoid tumour presenting as an acute abdomen

• Main Authors: Ramasamy, Prabhu, A R, Fadli, Suboh, Roslina, Mat Hassan, Mohd. Zailani, Md Nor, Azmi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/17921/1/coloproctology%25202010.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/17921/; http://www.colorectalmy.org/download/past_abstracts/coloproctology%202010.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Mesenteric fibromatosis (MF) is a subgroup of intraabdominal desmoid tumour and is a rare neoplasm. MF is a locally aggressive fibroconnective tissue neoplasm that frequently recurs after excision but does not metastasize. There is a high association of mesenteric fibromatosis with previous trauma,...