Desmoid tumour

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Progressive painless swelling of the left anterior abdominal wall.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
mri

Large well-circumscribed ovoid soft tissue mass of the left anterior abdominal wall centred on the rectus abdominis muscle. It elicits a low signal on T1, heterogeneous high signal on T2 and T2 fat sat with restricted diffusion. The post-contrast dynamic sequences show a progressive enhancement.

No other lesion is seen.

Case Discussion

The location within the anterior abdominal wall and the MRI features are most consistent with a desmoid tumour.

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