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• There is no cure for desmoid tumors and when possible patients are encouraged to enlist in clinical trials.
• A 3'APC mutation is the most significant risk factor for intra-abdominal desmoid development amongst FAP patients.
• Approximately 10 % of individuals with Gardner's syndrome, a type of FAP with extracolonic features, have desmoid tumors.
• Desmoid tumors are fibrous tumors which usually occur in the tissue covering the intestines and may be provoked by surgery to remove the colon.
• Patients with desmoid tumors should be evaluated by a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, geneticists and nurses.
• FAP patients presenting with an abdominal wall desmoid pre-operatively are at an increased risk of developing an intra-abdominal desmoid post-operatively.
• FAP patients presenting with an abdominal wall desmoid pre-operatively are at an increased risk of developing an intra-abdominal desmoid post-operatively.
• Risk factors for desmoid disease amongst FAP patients include female sex, a 3'APC mutation, a positive family history and a history of previous abdominal surgery.
• There is a tendency for recurrence in the setting of prior surgery; in one study, two-thirds of patients with desmoid tumors had a history of prior abdominal surgery.
• The extracolonic tumors may include osteomas of the skull, thyroid cancer, epidermoid cysts, fibromas, as well as the occurrence of desmoid tumors in approximately 15 % of affected individuals.
• When none answered, Dr . Garvin volunteered to answer, saying, " That's a desmoid tumor . " The incident was reported in the media and it built Garvin's reputation that he was offered a position in Lakeside Hospital.
• Desmoid tumors can arise in virtually any part of the body, and are tumors that arise from cells called fibroblasts, which are found throughout the body and provide structural support, protection to the vital organs, and play a critical role in wound healing.
• "' Cortical desmoid "'( also called "'tug lesion "'or "'periosteal desmoid "') is an irregularity of the distal femoral cortex caused by repetitive stress at the attachment of the adductor magnus aponeurosis.
• "' Cortical desmoid "'( also called "'tug lesion "'or "'periosteal desmoid "') is an irregularity of the distal femoral cortex caused by repetitive stress at the attachment of the adductor magnus aponeurosis.