Isolated positron emission tomography avid mesenteric lesion following colonic cancer surgery is not always due to metastatic disease: a rare case of desmoid tumour

Alex Besson^{1

2}, Richard Gartrell^{1

2}, Benjamin Popp³, Christopher Dow^{3

4}, Justin M C Yeung^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Western Precinct, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Dorevitch Pathology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Western Precinct, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Western Health Chronic Disease Alliance, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Case Reports

Alex Besson et al. ANZ J Surg. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;91(12):E779-E781.

doi: 10.1111/ans.16893. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

Alex Besson^{1

2}, Richard Gartrell^{1

2}, Benjamin Popp³, Christopher Dow^{3

4}, Justin M C Yeung^{1

2

5}

¹ Department of Surgery, Western Precinct, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Dorevitch Pathology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Western Precinct, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Western Health Chronic Disease Alliance, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

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