Successful treatment of desmoid tumor of the chest wall with tranilast: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Desmoid tumor is characterized by infiltrative growth and local recurrence often occurs after surgery. To reduce the local recurrence rate, adjuvant therapy, such as radiotherapy and pharmacotherapy with cytotoxic agents, anti-estr...
Main Authors: | Hozumi Takahiro, Ogura Koichi, Nemoto Tetsuo, Goto Takahiro, Funata Nobuaki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/384 |
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