Retroperitoneal aggressive fibromatosis:a case report and literatures review
Objective To explore the clinical characteristic and the diagnosis and treatment methods of aggressive fi-bromatosis(AF). Methods A case of AF was reported, who suffered from severe left kidney hydronephrosis for the AF.and the literatures about the AF was reviewed. To sum the clinical pathologic characteristics of AF,the diagnosis and treatment for AF. Results The tumor was resected partly because of adhereing closely to the muscle. The left renal was reserved. The pathological diagnosis was AF. The patient who was advised to have the chemotherapy or radiotherapy, refused and recurred 10 months later. Conclusions The AF is a kind of benign disease,which is aggressive in morphology and the final diagnosis is depended on pathology. The AF is treated mainly by surgery and combined with chemotherapy or/and radiotherapy.