Does A Vertebra Fracture Cause A Tumor? A Dorsolumbar Paraspinal Desmoid Tumor: Case Report
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2020 Extraabdominal desmoid tumors are uncommon soft-tissue tumors. The etiology of the tumor is still unclear. Injury is one of the etiological factors of soft-tissue tumors.
Zeki Serdar Ataizi +3 more
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Idiopathic desmoid-type fibromatosis of the pancreatic head: case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2014 Desmoid-type fibromatosis (DTF) is an uncommon nonmetastatic fibrous neoplasm. Sporadic intraperitoneal DTF is rarely described in current literature. We herein report a case of DTF of unknown cause involving the pancreatic head.
Baoling Tian +5 more
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The paradox of cancer genes in non-malignant conditions: implications for precision medicine. [PDF]
, 2020 Next-generation sequencing has enabled patient selection for targeted drugs, some of which have shown remarkable efficacy in cancers that have the cognate molecular signatures.
Adashek, Jacob J +3 more
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Resection and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction of a Desmoid Tumor with Endometrioma Features
Case Reports in Surgery, 2016 Desmoid tumors are rare, musculoaponeurotic mesenchymal origin tumors arising from the proliferation of well-differentiated fibroblasts. Desmoid tumors may arise from any location with the abdominal cavity, abdominal wall and extremity locations being ...
Jaqueline Majors +3 more
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Pancreatic desmoid tumor in a 4-year-old male with hemihypertrophy
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015 We report the first case of a pancreatic desmoid tumor detected during follow-up for hemihypertrophy in a 4-year-old boy. Hemihypertrophy is a rare disorder in which one side of the body grows more than the other, causing asymmetry, and well-known ...
Ken Saida +5 more
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Sporadic intra-abdominal desmoid tumor with a very unusual onset: two case reports
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors are rare soft tissue tumors that arise mainly in the mesentery and pelvis. Their etiology may include genetic mutations, estrogen-associated changes after childbirth, and mechanical factors such as a history of ...
Hiroshi Kuwabara +6 more
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Current management and recent progress in desmoid tumors
Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2022 Desmoid tumors are rare soft tissue tumors that can have aggressive infiltrative growth and relapse locally. Desmoid tumors can impact functionality and cause treatment-related morbidity and mortality.
Maggie Y. Zhou +4 more
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Mesenchymal adenomatous polyposis coli plays critical and diverse roles in regulating lung development. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAdenomatous polyposis coli (Apc) is a tumor suppressor that inhibits Wnt/Ctnnb1. Mutations of Apc will not only lead to familial adenomatous polyposis with associated epithelial lesions, but will also cause aggressive fibromatosis in ...
Bellusci, Saverio +9 more
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Desmoid tumor in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2010 CONTEXT: Desmoid tumors constitute one of the most important extraintestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis. The development of desmoids is responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality rates in cases of familial adenomatous ...
Raquel Franco Leal +5 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Desmoid tumors are rare lesions. Although they demonstrate tumor characteristics, such as infiltrative growth and tendency towards local recurrence, they lack the ability to metastasize. To date, the cause of desmoid tumors is unknown.
Obinna Chukwunwike Njoku +1 more
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