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Risk factors predicting desmoid occurrence in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: a meta-analysis.
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland - 1 Nov 2011
Sinha A, Tekkis P P, Gibbons D C, Phillips R K, Clark S K
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Desmoid tumours (DT) are myofibroblastic proliferations occurring in 15% of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Several small series have analysed the incidence of DT and predisposing risk factors. Using meta-analytical techniques, this study aimed to identify risk factors for DT development in patients with FAP. METHOD: Studies of sporadic DT were excluded. The study end-points were the...
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