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. 2020 Mar;11(1):71-74.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-019-00985-8. Epub 2019 Nov 4.

Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis-Clinical Study of an Uncommon Disease

Sreekanth S Kumar  1 , K Rajeevan  2 , E Devarajan  3
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Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis-Clinical Study of an Uncommon Disease

Sreekanth S Kumar et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Desmoid-type fibromatosis is an uncommon disease which mimics sarcoma but is more locally aggressive but with less metastatic potential than sarcoma. Diagnosis is difficult and treatment protocols have changed to include more non-surgical options as compared with sarcoma. This is a retrospective study of the clinical presentation, imaging findings, treatment given, and outcomes of pathologically proven desmoid-type fibromatosis patients who presented to government medical college Kozhikode.

Keywords: Desmoid; Fibromatosis; Non-surgical; Tamoxifen.

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