Desmoid tumor

A desmoid tumor (DT) is a benign, locally invasive soft tissue tumor associated with a high recurrence rate but with no metastatic potential.

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PMID (PMCID)
27810608
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Rapid progression of a pregnancy-associated intra-abdominal desmoid tumor in the post-partum period: A case report.
Hanna D, Magarakis M, Twaddell WS, Alexander HR, Kesmodel SB.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016;29:30-33.
The majority of pregnancy-associated desmoid tumors are in the abdominal wall, arising from the rectus abdominus muscle or from previous Cesarean section scars.
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A de novo desmoid tumor of the surgical site following foramen magnum meningioma resection in a patient with Gardner's Syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
Kenning TJ, Kanwar VS, Qian J, Deshaies EM.
J Neurooncol. 2009;91(1):107-11.
Although FAP-associated desmoid tumors often occur at sites of surgical scarring, this is the first report following resection of an intracranial meningioma.
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Desmoid tumor arising in a cesarean section scar during pregnancy: monitoring and management.
De Cian F, Delay E, Rudigoz RC, Ranchere D, Rivoire M.
Gynecol Oncol. 1999;75(1):145-8.
Desmoid tumors (DTs) are frequently associated with either surgical trauma, like scars, or physiologic trauma, like pregnancy.