Desmoid Tumor of the Facet Joint: A Case Report

Abstract

Desmoid tumors represent a particular type of fibromatosis. The common sites for extra-abdominal desmoid tumors, known as aggressive fibromatosis, are the shoulder, chest wall, and thigh. Desmiod tumors are rare at facet joints of the spine. We describe a patient with a desmoid tumor of a lumbar facet joint.

Desmoid tumors in neurosurgery: A review of the literature

“…Anti-estrogenic treatment was effective in about half of the cases in which it was applied [67]. Some cases, particularly with abdominal wall localization, are thought to be associated with local myofibroblastic trauma such as during pregnancy [2,21] or after traffic accidents [4,41]. Exceptionally, cases of DT have been found in surgical scars, especially after mammoplasty [35].…”