Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors for the recurrence of abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective study of 113 patients from two Chinese hospitals

Abstract

To the Editor: Desmoid tumors (DTs) show local aggressiveness to surrounding structures and exhibit a propensity to recur, leading to a high local recurrence rate and significant functional impairments and morbidity. [1] It has been shown that DTs located in the abdominal wall and abdominal cavity are relatively minimally invasive and have a relatively low recurrence rate, [2] which indicated abdominal desmoid tumors (ADTs) may have different biological make-ups and genes. This study was aimed to delineate the clinicopathological features and determine the prognostic factors for recurrence-free survival (RFS) in ADTs after macroscopic complete surgical resection.