Desmoid Tumours in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Review of 17 Patients from a Portuguese Tertiary Center | Zendy

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Desmoid Tumours in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Review of 17 Patients from a Portuguese Tertiary Center

Author(s) -

Marco Santos,

Anabela Rocha,

Vilma Martins,

Marisa D. Santos

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19451.8596

Subject(s) - medicine , familial adenomatous polyposis , incidence (geometry) , disease , retrospective cohort study , population , cancer , gastroenterology , colorectal cancer , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics

Desmoid Tumours (DT) are benign tumours with an estimated incidence of 2-4 per million per year. Between 7-16% of them are associated with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and are mostly parietal or intra-abdominal. They are a challenge in relation to their unpredictable natural course, associated complications and difficult treatment.

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