Long-term follow up of a patient with a recurrent desmoid tumor that was successfully treated with proton beam therapy: A case report and literature review

Long-term follow up of a patient with a recurrent desmoid tumor that was successfully treated with proton beam therapy: A case report and literature review

Desmoid tumors are benign, but may have a locally invasive tendency that commonly results in local recurrence. Most occur on the body trunk or extremities, whereas a head and neck desmoid tumor is relatively rare. The efficacy of radiotherapy has been suggested and 50–60 Gy is used for unresectable...

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Main Authors: Takuya Sawada, Masashi Mizumoto, Yoshiko Oshiro, Haruko Numajiri, Shosei Shimizu, Yuichi Hiroshima, Masatoshi Nakamura, Takashi Iizumi, Toshiyuki Okumura, Hideyuki Sakurai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Desmoid tumor
Desmoid fibromatosis
Radiation
Proton beam therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630820301075

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