Surgical Management of Large Desmoid Tumour of the Anterior Abdominal Wall

Desmoid tumours are uncommon. They are locally invasive and incomplete excision leads to recurrence, which can pose a significant management challenge. Patients therefore require effective treatment, which essentially entails tumour excision with a clear surgical margin. The resulting wide defect ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmad Ridzwan Arshad, Basiron Normala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600652