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Time Trends in the Incidence and Treatment of Extra-Abdominal and Abdominal Aggressive Fibromatosis: A Population-Based Study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Aggressive fibromatosis (AF) is a locally infiltrating soft-tissue tumor. In a population-based study in the Netherlands, we evaluated time trends for the incidence and treatment of AF.
Bakker, M.A. (Michael) den +4 more
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Molecular Pathogenesis of Desmoid Tumors [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2005 Desmoid tumors (aggressive fibromatosis) are locally invasive soft tissue tumors in which beta-catenin/TCF3 mediated Wnt signaling is activated. More than 80% of desmoid tumors contain activating mutations in ß-Catenin which leads to up ...
S Amini Nik +4 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013 Desmoid tumors are benign neoplasms that most often arise from muscle aponeurosis and have been associated with both trauma and pregnancy. The etiology of desmoids has not been determined.
Khaled Trigui +7 more
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The Desmoid Dilemma: Challenges and Opportunities in Assessing Tumor Burden and Therapeutic Response
Current OncologyDesmoid tumors are rare, locally invasive soft-tissue tumors with unpredictable clinical behavior. Imaging plays a crucial role in their diagnosis, measurement of disease burden, and assessment of treatment response.
Yu-Cherng Chang +8 more
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Nuclear localization of β-catenin in Sertoli cell tumors and other sex cord–stromal tumors of the testis: an immunohistochemical study of 87 cases [PDF]
, 2015 The diagnosis and subclassification of Sertoli cell tumors (SCT) of the testis are often challenging to general surgical pathologists because of the rarity of the tumors. Immunohistochemical study to date has limited diagnostic value.
Ulbright, Thomas M., Zhang, Chen
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Case Reports in Women's HealthDesmoid tumors are locally aggressive soft-tissue tumors known for their lack of metastatic potential but high recurrence rate after resection. Few cases of desmoid tumors during pregnancy have been reported, making treatment decisions more challenging ...
Riku Watanabe +3 more
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Recognition and management of hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes [PDF]
, 2009 Over 1,900 colorectal tumors will arise in association with a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome in Spain in 2009. The genetic defects responsible for the most common syndromes have been discovered in recent years. Genetic testing
Herraiz-Bayod, M.J. (Maite J.) +1 more
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Delayed phlegmon with gallstone fragments masquerading as soft tissue sarcoma. [PDF]
, 2016 Complications from lost gallstones after cholecystectomy are rare but varied from simple perihepatic abscess to empyema and expectoration of gallstones.
Bateni, Cyrus P +3 more
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LifeDesmoid tumors are a rare entity, especially in the pediatric population. There are no reports of such a tumor in newborns. They are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, even though they are benign soft tissue tumors.
Irina Maria Margarint +9 more
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Destructive invasion of the clavicle by desmoid tumor: a case report
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 Desmoid tumors are rare, soft-tissue neoplasms that do not metastasize, but exhibit aggressive growth and local invasion.They originate most frequently from abdominal fascial structures, although they canalso appear at extra-abdominal sites.
Guray Togral +3 more
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