%0 Journal Article
%T Anterior Abdominal Wall Desmoids Tumor in a Five Year Old Girl ¨C A Pre Operative Diagnostic Challenge in Resource-Poor Setting
%A AO Ademuyiwa
%A CO Bode
%A AO Elebute
%J Annals of Pediatric Surgery
%D 2010
%I 
%X Desmoid tumors are rare, slow ¨C growing, mesenchymal monoclinic proliferation. It may occur as intra-abdominal tumor usually affecting the mesentery of the intestine or it could be extra-abdominal in which they may affect the popliteal region, the chest wall or the anterior abdominal wall. Reports in children less than 10 years is rare. Here, we report a 5 year old girl with anterior abdominal wall desmoid that was managed in our unit and challenges at reaching a diagnosis are highlighted. Index Word: Desmoid tumor, Diagnosis, Pediatric age groups.
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