Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors preferentially affect the shoulders, arms, backs, buttocks, and thighs of young adults. Multicentric occurrence is rather rare but seems to be another distinctive feature of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. In this article we report a rare case of multicentric extra-abd...

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Main Authors: Nobuhiro Fukushima, Tetsuya Hamada, Koji Hiraoka, Takanori Shoda, Kensei Nagata, Tokiko Shimoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-03-01
Series:Rare Tumors
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1606
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author Nobuhiro Fukushima
Tetsuya Hamada
Koji Hiraoka
Takanori Shoda
Kensei Nagata
Tokiko Shimoyama
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description Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors preferentially affect the shoulders, arms, backs, buttocks, and thighs of young adults. Multicentric occurrence is rather rare but seems to be another distinctive feature of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. In this article we report a rare case of multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs.
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spellingShingle Nobuhiro Fukushima
Tetsuya Hamada
Koji Hiraoka
Takanori Shoda
Kensei Nagata
Tokiko Shimoyama
Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
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Desmid
Bilateral limbs
Radiation
title Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
title_full Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
title_fullStr Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
title_full_unstemmed Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
title_short Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
title_sort multicentric extra abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs
topic Desmid
Bilateral limbs
Radiation
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/1606
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