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Desmoid tumour

Illustration

A 31 year-old lady presented CT showed an enhancing oval
with a progressively enlarging shaped mass over right lower
right lower abdominal wall rectus abdominis muscle

mass for 1 year. Trucut biopsy closely abutting the small
confirmed desmoid tumour. bowels.

(Left) Wide excision of tumour was via a lower abdominal skin

crease incision. (Right) After skin flap was raised, the border of the
tumour was excised with a 2cm radial margin.

The tumour measured 11.5cm x 10cm. It

arose from the right rectus muscle
adherent to the underlying peritoneum,

and hence removed. (Left) Tumour
viewed from the deep surface – the
smooth undersurface indicates the lack

of peritoneum invasion.