Giant desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall in a patient with Gardner Syndrome

Giant desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall in a patient with Gardner Syndrome

Gardner syndrome (GS) is a rare entity characterized by a triad of familial colonic polyposis, multiple osteomas and soft tissue tumors, including desmoid tumor (DT). This is a case report of a 30 year-old patient with GS who developed giant DT in the abdominal wall after undergoing several laparoto...

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Main Authors: Daniel Paulino Santana, Juliano Alves Figueiredo, Matheus Matta Machado Mafra Duque Estrada Meyer, Paula Mendonça Pimenta Ferreira, Guilherme Sousa Sarmento Valente, Marcos Wanderley Campos Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Subjects:
polipose intestinal
cirurgia colorretal
síndrome de Gardner
intestinal polyposis
colorectal surgery
Gardner syndrome
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632012000300018

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