A rare desmoid tumor of the shoulder – excision, implantation of brachytherapy applicators and wound closure by pedicle musculus latissimus dorsi flap

A rare desmoid tumor of the shoulder – excision, implantation of brachytherapy applicators and wound closure by pedicle musculus latissimus dorsi flap

Desmoid tumors are non-metastatic mesenchymal tumors with an aggressive local growth. Depending on the anatomic location, morbidity varies. We report of a patient with a desmoid tumor of the right shoulder which was treated in our department by surgical excision, plastic-surgical wound closure and p...

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Main Authors: Stollwerck, Peter L., Namdar, Thomas, Bartscher, Tanja, Lange, Thomas, Stang, Felix H., Kujath, Peter, Bohlen, Guenther, Kovács, György, Mailänder, Peter
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2011-01-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
Subjects:
neoplasms
aggressive fibromatosis
plastic surgery
flaps
perioperative interstitial brachytherapy
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/journals/gms/2011-9/000127.shtml

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