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==Overview==
==Overview==
Symptoms of desmoid tumor include uncharacteristic pain, [[abdominal mass]], [[nausea]], and [[vomiting]].
The majority of patients with desmoid tumor are [[asymptomatic]]. Depending on size, location and spread of [[tumor]], [[patients]] may remain [[asymptomatic]] for long time period or may show [[symptoms]] like painless/[[painful]] [[lump]] appearning as a [[swelling]] in affected [[area]], [[Nausea and vomiting|nausea, vomiting]], [[anxiety]], loss of [[sleep]], [[pain]] or soreness caused by compressed [[nerves]] or [[muscles]], limping and decreased [[Movement disorder|movement]] or [[range of motion]] or other difficulty using the [[legs]], [[feet]], arms or [[hands]] or other affected part of the [[Human body|body]]. Intra-abdominal [[Desmoid tumor|desmoids]] can present with [[abdominal pain]], [[abdominal mass]], [[constipation]] due to [[intestinal obstruction]], [[bowel ischemia]], functional deterioration in an ileoanal [[anastomosis]] (especially in post-[[colectomy]] [[FAP]] [[patient]]), [[bloating]], [[rupture]] of [[intestine]], compression of the [[kidneys]] or [[ureters]], [[rectal bleeding]], and compression of critical [[blood vessels]] such as the mesenteric [[vessels]] and the [[vena cava]].
==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
* Desmoid tumors may exist for a long time before being discovered, growing large and pushing aside surrounding tissue
* The majority of patients with desmoid tumor are [[asymptomatic]].<ref name="pmid26516394">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jenayah AA, Bettaieb H, Saoudi S, Gharsa A, Sfar E, Boudaya F, Chelli D |title=Desmoid tumors: clinical features and treatment options: a case report and a review of literature |journal=Pan Afr Med J |volume=21 |issue= |pages=93 |date=2015 |pmid=26516394 |pmc=4606030 |doi=10.11604/pamj.2015.21.93.7037 |url=}}</ref>
* Hence, patients remain asymptomatic initially for a long time period
* Symptoms of [[desmoid tumor]] vary greatly depending on following characteristics:
* Symptoms of demoid tumor vary greatly depending on following characteristics:
**Size
**Size
**Location
**[[Location parameter|Location]]
**Spread of the tumor
**Spread of the [[tumor]]
*However, common symptoms include:<ref name="Słowik-MoczydłowskaRogulski2015">{{cite journal|last1=Słowik-Moczydłowska|first1=Żaneta|last2=Rogulski|first2=Robert|last3=Piotrowska|first3=Anna|last4=Małdyk|first4=Jadwiga|last5=Kluge|first5=Przemysław|last6=Kamiński|first6=Andrzej|title=Desmoid tumor of the pancreas: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=9|issue=1|year=2015|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/s13256-015-0591-y}}</ref>
*However, common [[symptoms]] include:<ref name="Słowik-MoczydłowskaRogulski2015">{{cite journal|last1=Słowik-Moczydłowska|first1=Żaneta|last2=Rogulski|first2=Robert|last3=Piotrowska|first3=Anna|last4=Małdyk|first4=Jadwiga|last5=Kluge|first5=Przemysław|last6=Kamiński|first6=Andrzej|title=Desmoid tumor of the pancreas: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=9|issue=1|year=2015|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/s13256-015-0591-y}}</ref>
 
**Deeply seated painless or minimally [[painful]] [[mass]]/[[lump]] appearing as a [[swelling]] in the affected [[area]]
**Abdominal mass
**Intraabdominal/[[pelvic]] [[Desmoid tumor|desmoids]] can present with any of the following:
**Abdominal pain
***[[Abdominal mass]]
***[[Abdominal pain]] (severe)
***[[Intestinal obstruction]] (causing [[constipation]] and other associated [[symptoms]])
***[[Bowel ischemia]]
***Functional deterioration in an ileoanal [[anastomosis]] (typically in a [[patient]] who has undergone [[colectomy]] for [[Familial adenomatous polyposis|familial adenomatous polyposis [FAP])]]
***[[Bloating]]
***[[Rupture]] of [[intestines]]
***Compression of the [[kidneys]] or [[ureters]]
***[[Rectal bleeding]]
***Compression of critical [[blood vessels]] such as the mesenteric [[vessels]] and the [[vena cava]]
**[[Pain]] or soreness caused by compressed [[nerves]] or [[muscles]]
**Limping or other difficulty using the [[legs]], [[feet]], arms or [[hands]] or other affected part of the [[Human body|body]] (decreased [[Movement disorders|movement]] or [[range of motion]])
**[[Nausea]]
**[[Nausea]]
**[[Vomiting]]
**[[Vomiting]]
**[[Breast mass causes|Breast mass]] (in case of [[breast]] [[Desmoid tumor|desmoids]])
**[[Insomnia|Loss of sleep]]
**[[Anxiety]]


==Reference==
==Reference==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [3]

Overview

The majority of patients with desmoid tumor are asymptomatic. Depending on size, location and spread of tumor, patients may remain asymptomatic for long time period or may show symptoms like painless/painful lump appearning as a swelling in affected area, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, loss of sleep, pain or soreness caused by compressed nerves or muscles, limping and decreased movement or range of motion or other difficulty using the legs, feet, arms or hands or other affected part of the body. Intra-abdominal desmoids can present with abdominal pain, abdominal mass, constipation due to intestinal obstruction, bowel ischemia, functional deterioration in an ileoanal anastomosis (especially in post-colectomy FAP patient), bloating, rupture of intestine, compression of the kidneys or ureters, rectal bleeding, and compression of critical blood vessels such as the mesenteric vessels and the vena cava.

History and Symptoms

Reference

  1. Jenayah AA, Bettaieb H, Saoudi S, Gharsa A, Sfar E, Boudaya F, Chelli D (2015). "Desmoid tumors: clinical features and treatment options: a case report and a review of literature". Pan Afr Med J. 21: 93. doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.21.93.7037. PMC 4606030. PMID 26516394.
  2. Słowik-Moczydłowska, Żaneta; Rogulski, Robert; Piotrowska, Anna; Małdyk, Jadwiga; Kluge, Przemysław; Kamiński, Andrzej (2015). "Desmoid tumor of the pancreas: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 9 (1). doi:10.1186/s13256-015-0591-y. ISSN 1752-1947.

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