Desmoid tumor

A desmoid tumor (DT) is a benign, locally invasive soft tissue tumor associated with a high recurrence rate but with no metastatic potential.

Scoliosis

The presence of an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.


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PMID (PMCID)
12065994
FEMALE Child
Desmoid tumor of the spinal canal causing scoliosis and paralysis.
Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF, O'Neill PJ, Sponseller PD.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002;27(12):E304-7.
There have been no clinical reports in the spine literature of a desmoid tumor causing scoliosis or of a desmoid tumor with an intraspinous extension causing paralysis.
12065994
FEMALE Child
Desmoid tumor of the spinal canal causing scoliosis and paralysis.
Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF, O'Neill PJ, Sponseller PD.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002;27(12):E304-7.
There have been no clinical reports in the spine literature of a desmoid tumor causing scoliosis or of a desmoid tumor with an intraspinous extension causing paralysis.
12065994
FEMALE Child
Desmoid tumor of the spinal canal causing scoliosis and paralysis.
Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF, O'Neill PJ, Sponseller PD.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002;27(12):E304-7.
Desmoid tumor of the spinal canal causing scoliosis and paralysis.
12065994
FEMALE Child
Desmoid tumor of the spinal canal causing scoliosis and paralysis.
Shindle MK, Khanna AJ, McCarthy EF, O'Neill PJ, Sponseller PD.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002;27(12):E304-7.
This report describes a case of successful surgical excision of an intrathoracic paraspinal desmoid tumor with an intraspinous extension causing scoliosis and paralysis in a 12-year-old girl.