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Can combined 18F-FDG-PET and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI predict behavior of desmoid tumors in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis?
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Oct 2012
Bhandari S, Taylor N J, Sinha A, Sonoda L, Sanghera B, Wong W L, Goh V, Clark S K
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BACKGROUND: Desmoid tumors associated with familial adenomatous polyposis show variable behavior; about 10% grow relentlessly, resulting in severe morbidity or mortality. Investigations that could identify the minority of desmoid tumors that behave aggressively would allow these tumors to be treated early and spare the majority of patients who have more benign disease from unnecessary intervention. OBJECTIVE: The...
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