Primary desmoid tumor of the posterior mediastinum
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T J Dosios1, D C Angouras, D G Floros
1Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Greece.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 4, 1999
Abstract:
We describe a unique case of a de novo desmoid tumor of the posterior mediastinum in a 21-year-old nulligravida. The tumor recurred twice despite its histologically confirmed radical extirpations. Because of the aggressive local behavior of desmoid tumors and their unusual locations, which prevent wide excision margins, we favor the early consideration of adjuvant therapy.
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