Abdominal wall desmoid tumors: A case report
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Abdominal wall desmoid tumors: A case report
Desmoid tumors (DTs) are rare lesions that do not possess any metastatic potential. However, they have a strong tendency to invade locally and recur. They constitute 3% of all soft tissue tumors and 0.03% of all neoplasms. Abdominal DTs occur sporadically or are associated with certain familial syndromes, such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The single form of this neoplasm most freque...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Letters
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1792-1074,1792-1082
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1297