Multiple rapidly growing desmoid tumors that were difficult to distinguish from recurrence of rectal cancer

Multiple rapidly growing desmoid tumors that were difficult to distinguish from recurrence of rectal cancer

Abstract Background Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors are usually slow growing and solitary, but multifocal desmoid tumors develop on rare occasions. Diagnosing desmoid tumors before histological examination of a surgical biopsy is often difficult. In particular, if a patient has a prior history of mal...

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Main Authors: Koki Nakanishi, Dai Shida, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Hiroki Ochiai, Junichi Mazaki, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Yukihide Kanemitsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Desmoid tumors
Mesenteric fibromatosis
Rectal cancer
Intra-abdominal
Cancer recurrence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1248-7

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