Postoperative Recurrent Paraspinal Fibromatosis after Resection of Cervical Meningioma and Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Ankur Gupta, Nafisa S. Batta, Vikas Batra
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
• Subjects: cervical spine; desmoid tumor; fibromatosis; meningioma; sarcoma
• Online Access: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1734357

The extra-abdominal deep fibromatoses also called as desmoid tumor (DT) are rare musculoaponeurotic, histologically benign tumoral soft tissue lesions which are locally aggressive with high rate of recurrence and no metastatic potential. Here, we describe a rare case of postoperative paraspinal fibromatosis in female child after aciurgy of intraspinal cervical meningioma. The lesion was incidentally detected in routine follow-up study and showed significant interval growth over a period of 1 year. Surgical resection was performed after histopathological confirmation; however, recurrence was observed. Hitherto only seven cases of postoperative paraspinal fibromatosis have been reported in the literature. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this report is the first case of postoperative fibromatosis in cervical spine after resection of meningioma. The aim of the case report is to emphasize the clinical scenario for suspicion of fibromatosis, magnetic resonance imaging clues, and multidisciplinary treatment strategy which has shifted toward initial active surveillance.