Chest wall and intrathoracic desmoid tumors: surgical experience and review of the literature
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Chest wall and intrathoracic desmoid tumors: surgical experience and review of the literature
Desmoid tumors are fibroblastic/myofibroblastic neoplasms, which originate from musculo-aponeurotic structures and are classified as deep fibromatoses. Despite their benign histologic appearance and lack of metastatic potential, desmoid tumors may cause aggres?sive local infiltrations and compression of surrounding structures. They are often associated with female gender, familial adenomatous p...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Medical Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2047-783X
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-6-240