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Our case concerns a 52-year-old male with FAP, who was treated surgically by restorative colectomy and ileal pouch anal anastomosis. Three years later, he presented with acute epigastric pain and obstructive ileum. While a mass in the left lateral abdominal region was palpated. The patient underwent laparotomy, some adhesions were dissected and biopsies were taken from the mass. Pathological examination revealed a desmoid tumor of the mesentery.
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Basdanis, G., Papadopoulos, V.N., Panidis, S. et al. Desmoid tumor of mesentery in familial adenomatous polyposis: a case report. Tech Coloproctol 14 (Suppl 1), 61–62 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-010-0613-0
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