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Desmoid tumor classification

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Based on the etiology, desmoid tumors may be classified as abdominal, intra-abdominal, extra-abdominal, multiple familial, associated with Gardner syndrome and associated with Turcot syndrome.

Classification

Classification

Classification Features

Abdominal

Extraabdominal

Desmoid tumors found in other body regions most often including:

Intraabdominal

Multiple Familial

Gardner Syndrome Associated

Turcot Syndrome Associated

Reference

Reference

  1. ↑ Economou, Athanasios; Pitta, Xanthi; Andreadis, Efstathios; Papapavlou, Leonidas; Chrissidis, Thomas (2011). “Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report”. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-326. ISSN 1752-1947.
  2. ↑ Colombo C, Foo WC, Whiting D, Young ED, Lusby K, Pollock RE; et al. (2012). “FAP-related desmoid tumors: a series of 44 patients evaluated in a cancer referral center”. Histol Histopathol. 27 (5): 641–9. doi:10.14670/HH-27.641. PMID 22419028.
  3. ↑ Neuman HB, Brogi E, Ebrahim A, Brennan MF, Van Zee KJ (2008). “Desmoid tumors (fibromatoses) of the breast: a 25-year experience”. Ann Surg Oncol. 15 (1): 274–80. doi:10.1245/s10434-007-9580-8. PMID 17896146.

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