Mediastinal Desmoid Tumor Presents as Lymphadenopathy in Patient with Lymphoma: A Case Report

Case Rep Oncol. 2023 Aug 30;16(1):765-770. doi: 10.1159/000532097. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Abstract

Desmoid tumors are rare mesenchymal neoplasms that are rapidly growing but do not metastasize. We present a case of a 75-year-old man with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in remission incidentally found to have an enlarging internal mammary lymph node on screening CT, subsequently diagnosed as a desmoid tumor via biopsy. The patient was deemed unfit for surgical resection and instead underwent urgent radiation and immunotherapy. This report highlights a unique case of desmoid tumor presenting as mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Keywords: Aggressive; Fibromatosis; Lymphadenopathy; Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin; Protein-tyrosine kinase; Radiation.

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