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Successful treatment of a desmoid tumor with doxorubicin
1Gastrointestinal Tumor Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
Cancer
|April 1, 1993
Abstract
Background:
Desmoid tumors are the source of significant morbidity and mortality in patients with Gardner syndrome.
Methods:
The authors present a case report and review of the literature.
Results:
A young woman with an extensive abdominal desmoid had a prolonged response to doxorubicin after she did not respond to more conventional treatments.
Conclusions:
To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the successful treatment of desmoids with doxorubicin used as a single agent. Reports of the efficacy of chemotherapy in these and related tumors are reviewed.