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Abdominal wall tumours in Tikur Anbessa Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Biluts, Hugos Yoo, Minchul |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | Background : Abdominal wall tumours may be benign or malignant. Review of literature reveals that no study on these tumours has been reported in Ethiopia. Methods : The following review was based on clinical experience of 14 patients with anterior abdominal wall tumours treated Tikur Anbessa Hospital in Addis Ababa. Results : On histology, six (43%) of the 14 patients were found to have benign tumours while the rest (57%) had soft tissue sarcomas. Among the soft tissue sarcomas, 6 were non-desmoid and 2 were desmoid type. All required full thickness excision with wide margin resection Conclusion : Even though abdominal wall turnours appear to be rare, the most important goal of a surgeon in treatment of abdominal wall tumours particularly soft tissue sarcomas is to obtain local tumour control in order to prevent recurrence and transperitoneal invasion of vital organs. Key words : Abdominal wall, soft tissue, tumours, sarcomas and excision |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?js03015 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.bioline.org.br/request?js03015 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
