2006
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-4-96
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Gardner's syndrome in a 40-year-old woman: successful treatment of locally aggressive desmoid tumors with cytotoxic chemotherapy

Abstract: Systemic cytotoxic therapy with doxorubicin and ifosfamide can be useful for patients with complications from intra-abdominal desmoid tumor.

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“…In case of recurrent abdominal desmoid tumors, a radical re-section with intra-operative margin evaluation by frozen section, followed by immediate mesh reconstruction, may be a safe and effective procedure [19]. Follow-up with MRI is recommended for early detection of recurrence.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In case of recurrent abdominal desmoid tumors, a radical re-section with intra-operative margin evaluation by frozen section, followed by immediate mesh reconstruction, may be a safe and effective procedure [19]. Follow-up with MRI is recommended for early detection of recurrence.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In those patients who refuse surgery or are not surgical candidates, radiation therapy may be used as a treatment of recurrent disease or as primary therapy to avoid mutilating surgical resection; Pharmacologic therapy with anti-estrogens and prostaglandin inhibitors may also be used; In cases of recurrent extra-abdominal desmoid tumors in which surgery is contraindicated or in cases of recurrence, a chemotherapeutic regimen of doxorubicin, dacarbazine, and carboplatin may be effective. Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors as a part of Gardener syndrome may respond to systemic doxorubicin, and ifosfamide can be useful for patients with complications from the tumor [ 5 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%