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 ...
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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.
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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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Aggressive fibromatosis of the head and neck: a new classification based on a literature review over 40years (1968-2008) [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Fibromatosis is an aggressive fibrous tumor of unknown etiology that is, in some cases, lethal. Until now, there has been no particular classification for the head and neck.
Grätz, Klaus +3 more
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The MPA mouse breast cancer model: evidence for a role of progesterone receptors in breast cancer [PDF]
, 2009 More than 60% of all breast neoplasias are ductal carcinomas expressing estrogen (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR). In contrast, most of the spontaneous, chemically or MMTV induced tumors, as well as tumors arising in genetically modified mice do not ...
Bottino, Maria Cecilia +9 more
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Isolated Limb Perfusion with Melphalan and TNF-α in the Treatment of Extremity Sarcoma [PDF]
, 2007 Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with chemotherapy alone has uniformly failed in the treatment of irresectable extremity soft tissue sarcomas. The addition of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) to this treatment approach contributed to a major step forward
Cornelis Verhoef +5 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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Digital PCR analysis of circulating tumor DNA: a biomarker for chondrosarcoma diagnosis, prognostication, and residual disease detection [PDF]
, 2017 Conventional chondrosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in adults. Prognosis corresponds with tumor grade but remains variable, especially for individuals with grade (G) II disease.
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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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Solitary Neurofibroma Of The Spermatic Cord: A Case Report. [PDF]
, 2015 We report the ultrasound, computerized tomography, positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a 38-year-old man with a biopsy proven solitary neurofibroma of the spermatic cord.
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