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Desmoid tumor differential diagnosis
Introduction

Overview
Overview
Extra-abdominal desmoid tumor must be differentiated from fibrosarcoma, low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma and Gardner fibroma. Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor must be differentiated from gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), benign fibrous tumor/solitary fibrous tumor (SFT), inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), sclerosing mesenteritis and retroperitoneal fibrosis. Furthermore, generally all desmoid tumors must be differentiated from acute hematoma, lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, neurofibroma, nodular fasciitis, hypertrophic scars,keloids and primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
Differentiating Desmoid tumor from other Diseases
Differentiating Desmoid tumor from other Diseases
- Extra-abdominal fibromatosis/desmoid tumor must be differentiated from:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- Fibrosarcoma/fibroblastic sarcoma
- Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
- Gardner fibroma
- Intra-abdominal fibromatosis must be differentiated from:[7]
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
- Benign fibrous tumor/Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT)
- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT)
- Sclerosing mesenteritis
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis due to:[8]
- Idiopathic [Ormond’s disease]
- Secondary to certain drugs
- Underlying malignancy such as lymphoma
- Furthermore, generally all desmoid tumors must be differentiated from:
Reference
Reference
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