Article
[Desmoid tumour as indication of familial adenomatous polyposis].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2010
Nieuwenhuis Marry H, Hartgrink Henk H, Meijer Sybren, Menko Fred H, Vasen Hans F A
Abstract excerpt
In two patients, a man aged 43 and a woman aged 40 years, who presented with a desmoid tumour, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) was diagnosed three and six years later, respectively. The second patient had developed metastatic rectal cancer. Desmoid-type fibromatoses usually develop sporadically, but may also be an extracolonic manifestation of FAP. All patients with desmoids diagnosed who are under age 60,...
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