Multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs

Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors preferentially affect the shoulders, arms, backs, buttocks, and thighs of young adults. Multicentric occurrence is rather rare but seems to be another distinctive feature of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. In this article we report a rare case of multicentric extra-abd...

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Published inRare tumors Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. e12 - 38
Main Authors Shimoyama, Tokiko, Hiraoka, Koji, Shoda, Takanori, Hamada, Tetsuya, Fukushima, Nobuhiro, Nagata, Kensei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England PagePress 31.03.2010
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Bilateral limbs
Case Report
Desmid
Radiation
radiation
bilateral limbs
desmoid
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Summary:Extra-abdominal desmoid tumors preferentially affect the shoulders, arms, backs, buttocks, and thighs of young adults. Multicentric occurrence is rather rare but seems to be another distinctive feature of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors. In this article we report a rare case of multicentric extra-abdominal desmoid tumors arising in bilateral lower limbs.
ISSN:2036-3613
2036-3605
2036-3603
2036-3613
DOI:10.4081/rt.2010.e12