The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

February 2015

Postoperative recurrence of desmoid tumors: clinical and pathological perspectives.

Author Information

Kun-Kun Sun,Rong-Li Yang,Shun Tang,Tao Ji,Wei Guo,Xiao-Dong Tang,Yi-Fei Wang

Department of Pathology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.kksunpeking@gmail.com.,Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.guowpeking@gmail.com.,Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.rlyangpeking@gmail.com.,Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.stangpeking@gmail.com.,Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.tjipeking@gmail.com.,Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.xdtangpeking@gmail.com.,Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, P.R. China.yfwangpeking@gmail.com.

Publication

Summary

Desmoid tumors were pathologically benign, which could extensively invade tissues around the lesions. The invasion of major vessels and nerves and quality of surgical margins are the key factors for the high postoperative recurrence rate.

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