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Clinical results of active surveillance for extra-abdominal desmoid-type fibromatosis.
Cancer medicine - 1 Mar 2023
Sakai Tomohisa, Nishida Yoshihiro, Ito Kan, Ikuta Kunihiro, Urakawa Hiroshi, Koike Hiroshi, Imagama Shiro
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BACKGROUND: The treatment of choice for desmoid-type fibromatosis (DF) has been changed to active surveillance (AS). However, few studies have reported clinical outcomes of AS modality in Asian countries. This study aimed to clarify the significance of AS as a DF treatment modality. METHODS: A total of 168 lesions from 162 patients with extra-abdominal DF were included. The mean age at diagnosis was 39 years...
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