Genetic profile, risk factors and therapeutic approach of desmoid tumors in familial adenomatous polyposis
Introduction: Desmoid tumors are the main extraintestinal manifestation of FAP, presenting high morbidity and mortality. It is a neoplasia without metastasis capacity, but with infiltrative growth and with a high rate of recurrence. In familial forms, these tumors are associated with a germinal muta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Coloproctology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316301204 |