Axillary desmoid-type fibromatosis: a rare clinical presentation, histopathological correlation, and literature review

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Majed AL-Mourgi, Anwar Shams, and Shorouq Mohammed report a rare desmoid tumor growing in a young woman's armpit, in a 2026 case report with a literature review. Desmoid tumors invade nearby tissue but never spread to distant organs, and their course is unpredictable. Many are now simply watched, since some shrink on their own, while drug treatments have grown for stubborn cases.

This tumor sat in the right axilla, a crowded crossroads of nerves and vessels where cutting risks arm function. Surgeons removed it completely with no complications during or after the operation. Eighteen months of follow-up showed no return of the tumor on examination or scans, and the patient kept full movement and strength in the arm. The authors argue that for symptomatic tumors in tricky locations, well-planned surgery still earns its place beside watchful waiting.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/PMC13548654