Upfront surgery is not advantageous compared to more conservative treatments such as observation or medical treatment for patients with desmoid tumors
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03897-9
Abstract: Background This study compared the clinical and functional outcomes of patients initially treated with observation or medical treatment with those of patients treated with local treatment (surgery alone or surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy) to confirm… read more here.
Keywords: desmoid tumors; medical treatment; first line; observation medical ... See more keywords