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Staging intra-abdominal desmoid tumors in familial adenomatous polyposis: a search for a uniform approach to a troubling disease.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Aug 2005
Church James, Berk Terri, Boman Bruce M, Guillem Jose, Lynch Craig, Lynch Patrick, Rodriguez-Bigas Miguel, Rusin Larry, Weber Tom
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INTRODUCTION: Desmoid tumors are a clinical problem in 12 to 15 percent of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. There is no predictably effective treatment for intra-abdominal desmoid tumors, which sometimes cause significant complications by their effects on the ureters or bowel. The re...
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