%0 Journal Article %T Tumor desmoide abd£¿mino-p¨¦lvico %A Valejo %A Fernando Antonio Mour£¿o %A Tiezzi %A Daniel Guimar£¿es %A Nai %A Gisele Alborguetti %J Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetr¨ªcia %D 2009 %I Federa??o Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetr¨ªcia %R 10.1590/S0100-72032009000100007 %X desmoid tumor is a noncapsulated neoplasia, locally aggressive, originated from the fibroblasts of the musculo-aponeurotic tissues. even though with no malignant behavior, such as the ability of generating metastasis or of invasion, the desmoid tumor has a high tendency for local growth, causing deformities in the adjacent organs, pain and sometimes organ dysfunction, depending on the area involved. we report the case of a large intra-abdominal desmoid tumor, invading pelvic organs in a 53 year-old patient. the neoplasia has been totally extirpated and, at the moment, five years after the surgery, the patient presents no clinical or radiologic sign of lesion relapse. %K abdominal neoplasms %K fibromatosis %K aggressive [surgery] %K fibromatosis %K aggressive [diagnosis] %K fibromatosis %K aggressive [etiology] %K fibromatosis %K abdominal %K fibroblasts %K case reports. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0100-72032009000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en