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FIBROSARCOMA OF ABDOMINAL WALL.

1899; American Medical Association; Volume: XXXIII; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1899.92450660010001b

2376-8118

ALBERT I. BOUFFLEUR,

Soft tissue tumor case studies

Tumors of the abdominal wall are comparatively rare, and of the varieties found, fibroma comprises nearly 90 per cent. Fibroma of this locality presents some peculiar features which make it a subject of much interest to the pathologist and to the surgeon. According to the collection of Guerrien, as given by Senn 1 , nearly 93 per cent. occur in women. It usually follows childbed, and trauma is the common determining cause. The tumor usually begins in the fascia in the lower segment of the abdominal wall and particularly about the crest of the ilium and the sheath of the rectus muscle. It has a marked tendency to extend inward, and may readily be mistaken for an intra-abdominal growth. This tumor presents certain characteristics which make it difficult of classification. The tumor itself presents the histologic characteristics of a fibroma, but it manifests a marked tendency to infiltrate adjacent tissues and