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Case Reports

Desmoid Tumor Presenting as a Superior Sulcus Tumor: A Unique Bone Change in the Vertebral Body

^a Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
^c Division of Pathology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
^b Department of Surgical Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Accepted for publication June 5, 2007.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Matsuguma, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, 4-9-13 Yohnan, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0834, Japan (Email: hmatsugu{at}tcc.pref.tochigi.jp).

Desmoid tumor, also referred to as aggressive fibromatosis, is a relatively rare, locally infiltrative, histologically benign tumor. This report details a case of desmoid tumor presented as a superior sulcus tumor, which showed a unique manifestation in the vertebral bodies on computed tomography.