Intra-Abdominal (Mesenteric) Desmoid Tumors (Dts) after Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report

Desmoid tumors often appear as infiltrative well differentiated firm overgrowths of fibrous tissue with locally aggressive behavior. Surgery has been the traditional main mode of therapy but up to 20 - 50% of these tumors had recurrent after surgery. The course of the disease and the tendency for recurrence make the treatment of these relatively rare fibrous tumors challenging.   This is the second documented case of desmoid tumor appearing after solid organ transplantation. The patient has no personal or family history of familial adenomatous polyposis. Incidence and recurrence of sporadic mesenteric desmoids in patients who have undergone transplantation and the effects of immunosuppression on desmoid development have not yet been elucidated. Case report