Fibromatosis--a rare retroperitoneal tumour

A case of retroperitoneal fibromatosis in a 28-year-old white male is presented. The soft tissue tumor, with a weight of 8000 g, was resected by laparotomy. Because of adhesions to the ascending colon and the right ureter, a hemicolectomy and partial resection of the right ureter had to be performed...

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Published inLangenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie Vol. 375; no. 1; p. 51
Main Authors Uranüs, S, Beham, A, Stenzl, W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 1990
Subjects
Adult
Anastomosis, Surgical - methods
Collagen - metabolism
Colon - pathology
Colon - surgery
Fibroblasts - pathology
Fibroma - pathology
Fibroma - surgery
Humans
Male
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - surgery
Ureter - pathology
Ureter - surgery
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Summary:A case of retroperitoneal fibromatosis in a 28-year-old white male is presented. The soft tissue tumor, with a weight of 8000 g, was resected by laparotomy. Because of adhesions to the ascending colon and the right ureter, a hemicolectomy and partial resection of the right ureter had to be performed additionally. Intraabdominal fibromatoses are very infrequent tumorous lesions of the connective tissue, occurring retroperitoneally only in isolated cases. Their etiology is presumed to be a hereditary or gene-associated defect in the regulation of connective tissue growth. In addition, trauma and hormonal influences often appear as inductive cofactors.
ISSN:0023-8236
DOI:10.1007/BF00186121