Giant desmoid tumor in the posterior abdominal wall/retroperitoneum

Giant desmoid tumor in the posterior abdominal wall/retroperitoneum

Desmoid tumor is a rare soft tissue neoplasm arising from musculo-aponeurotic tissues constituting 0.03% of all neoplasms with a high rate of local recurrence after surgery. Radiotherapy may be used to prevent local recurrence. We report a giant desmoid tumour arising from the posterior abdominal wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of surgery 2007-05, Vol.69 (3), p.105
Hauptverfasser: Tauro, Leo, Aithala, Sathyamoorthy, Hegde, Rathnakar, Ravikrishnan, J, Singla, Munish
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Sprache:eng
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Medical treatment
Physical examinations
Postoperative period
Radiation therapy
Soft tissue injuries
Surgery
Tissues
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Desmoid tumor is a rare soft tissue neoplasm arising from musculo-aponeurotic tissues constituting 0.03% of all neoplasms with a high rate of local recurrence after surgery. Radiotherapy may be used to prevent local recurrence. We report a giant desmoid tumour arising from the posterior abdominal wall / retroperitoneum
ISSN:0019-5650
0972-2068
0973-9793