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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:2098-2099
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case Reports

Primary desmoid tumor of the posterior mediastinum

^a Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
^b Department of Pathology, Hellenic Air Force and V.A. General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Accepted for publication May 26, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Dosios, 2, Chatzigianni Mexi Street, 115 28 Athens, Greece

We describe a unique case of a de novo desmoid tumor of the posterior mediastinum in a 21-year-old nulligravida. The tumor recurred twice despite its histologically confirmed radical extirpations. Because of the aggressive local behavior of desmoid tumors and their unusual locations, which prevent wide excision margins, we favor the early consideration of adjuvant therapy.

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