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The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

April 2017

Desmoid-type fibromatosis in a boy with Down syndrome.

Author Information

Akira Shimada,Hisashi Ishida,Kana Washio,Kiichiro Kanamitsu,Kousuke Chayama,Takehiro Tanaka

Department of Pathology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan.

Publication

Summary

 Here, we report the case of a boy with DS who developed DF without activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of DS involving DF.

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