The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

September 2013

The clinical effect of a positive surgical margin and adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of resectable desmoid tumors.

Author Information

Fulya Agaoglu,Harzem Ozger,Meltem Ekenel,Mert Basaran,Senem Karabulut,Serkan Keskin,Sevil Bavbek

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey.,Departments of Medical Oncology, Istanbul University, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey.,Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey.

Publication

Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and outcomes of patients with resectable DTs. A total of 21 patients were included and their clinicopathological characteristics were retrospectively analyzed. The median relapse-free survival (RFS) was 20.5 months for the patients treated by surgery alone and 50 months for those treated with surgery followed by adjuvant RT (P>0.05). Age, gender, SM and adjuvant RT were not identified as predictors of recurrence. No predictive factors appeared to indicate local DT recurrence following surgery.

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