Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: Current Management and Recent Findings
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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: Current Management and Recent Findings
Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare and highly aggressive mesenchymal tumor that develops in the abdominal cavity of young men adults. Patients typically present with symptoms of abdominal sarcomatosis. Diagnosis is based on histological analysis of biopsies which typically show small round blue cells in nests separated by an abundant desmoplastic stroma. DSRCT is associated w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sarcoma
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1357-714X,1369-1643
DOI: 10.1155/2012/714986