2003 Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 48-52
We report three surgical cases of desmoid tumor of the chest wall. Case 1: A 47-year-old man underwent chest wall resection for desmoid tumor of the left lateral chest wall. After 12 months, he developed local recurrence, and underwent wide resection. At 10 years after the initial surgery he is doing well. Case 2: An 18-year-old woman underwent tumor resection for desmoid tumor in the left apex of the chest wall. Postoperative radiotherapy of 60 Gy was given because the surgical margin was positive. She has remained free of recurrence for 30 months postoperatively. Case 3: A 49-year-old woman underwent tumor resection of the right anterior chest wall. She was administered no adjuvant therapy. She is doing well without recurrence at 12 months after the surgery. Surgical treatment of primary desmoid tumor of the chest wall requires wide local resection. In cases of recurrence or inadequate resection, multimodality therapies should be considered.
