Anterior Abdominal Wall Desmoids Tumor in a Five Year Old Girl – A Pre Operative Diagnostic Challenge in Resource-Poor Setting

摘要: Desmoid tumors are rare, slow – growing, mesenchymal monoclinic proliferation. It may occur as intra-abdominal tumor usually affecting the mesentery of intestine or it could be extra-abdominal in which they affect popliteal region, chest wall anterior abdominal wall. Reports children less than 10 years is rare. Here, we report a 5 year old girl with desmoid that was managed our unit and challenges at reaching diagnosis highlighted. Index Word: tumor, Diagnosis, Pediatric age groups.