MESENTERIC FIBROMATOSIS IN CROHNS-DISEASE

We have seen two patients with Crohn's disease and mesenteric fibromat osis, the least common form of desmoid tumor. Although both gastrointe stinal and nongastrointestinal tumors are relatively common in Crohn's disease, this type of tumor has not been seen in > 1,650 patients ope rated on for this condition. As the only common factor in the two male patients discussed in this article was previous intestinal resections , surgical trauma may be a predisposing factor in the occurrence of th ese desmoid tumors. We will continue to search for other examples in p atients with Crohn's disease.