Desmoid Fibromatosis of the Oesophagus Creating an Oesophageal Diverticulum in a 2-year-old Girl
Extra-abdominal desmoid fibromatosis arising from the oesophagus and the contemporaneous traction diverticula due to an oesophageal tumour is extremely rare. We present this complex situation in a 2-year-old girl which posed a surgical challenge requiring simultaneous management of multiple patholog...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Extra-abdominal desmoid fibromatosis arising from the oesophagus and the contemporaneous traction diverticula due to an oesophageal tumour is extremely rare. We present this complex situation in a 2-year-old girl which posed a surgical challenge requiring simultaneous management of multiple pathologies. Surgery addressed both the entities and the presence of the diverticulum facilitated achieving negative surgical margins. |
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| Item Description: | 0189-6725 0974-5998 10.4103/ajps.ajps_120_22 |