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Revision as of 14:46, 28 February 2019

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]

Overview

Desmoid tumor may be classified according to etiology into 5 subtypes.[1]

Classification

Desmoid tumor may be classified as follows:[1]

Classification Features
Abdominal
  • Arise from abdominal wall

Extraabdominal

Desmoid tumors found in other body regions most often including:

  • Shoulder girdle
  • Upper arms
  • Upper legs
  • Trunk

Intraabdominal

Arise from the tissue that connects the abdominal organs, involving:

Multiple Familial

  • Hereditary predisposition

Gardner Syndrome Associated

Turcot Syndrome Associated

  • Neural tumors

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 Economou, Athanasios; Pitta, Xanthi; Andreadis, Efstathios; Papapavlou, Leonidas; Chrissidis, Thomas (2011). "Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-326. ISSN 1752-1947.

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