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.

Hip contracture



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PMID (PMCID)
24579232
 MALE Adult
Pelvic deformity secondary to tensor fascia lata tightness associated with desmoid tumor.
Dhamangaonkar AC, Joshi D, Goregaonkar AB, Phalak M.
Orthopedics. 2013;36(12):e1563-6.
However, a proximal cause of iliotibial band/tensor fascia lata friction syndrome leading to a secondary hip contracture is swelling around the hip; this swelling being a desmoid tumor has not been explicitly described in the literature.