Surgical Management of Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors

• Main Authors: Smith, A. J., Lewis, J. J., Merchant, N. B., Leung, Denis H. Y., Woodruff, J. M., Brennan, M. F.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2000
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/38
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Intra-abdominal desmoids are uncommon neoplasms. The aggressive nature of these tumours and the potential for major morbidity secondary to resection can present a difficult surgical dilemma.Patients with histologically confirmed intra-abdominal desmoid tumours undergoing laparotomy were identified f...