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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999;15:723-725
© 1999 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Desmoid fibromatosis of the shoulder and of the upper chest wall following a clavicular fracture

^a Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHRU de Caen, Cote de Nacre, 14033 CaenCedex, France
^b Service d'Anatomo-pathologie, CHRU deCaen, France

Received 13 October 1998; received in revised form 17 February 1999; accepted 2 March 1999.

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A desmoid tumor of the shoulder girdle infiltrating the upper chest wall and weighing 1500 g was almost completely removed in an 18-year-old man, 27 months after a bifocal fracture of the clavicule. Thirteen years later, the patient was free of recurrence. The interval time between trauma and diagnosis, as the particular characteristics of aggressive fibromatosis, strongly support a major causal role of the clavicular fracture in the occurrence of this tumor.

Key Words: Desmoid tumor • Aggressive fibromatosis • Keloid

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