Aggressive Resection of Cervical Desmoid Tumor Invading the Paraspinal Muscles without Recurrence at Eight Year Followup: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 11
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To provide an overview of head, neck, and spine Desmoid Tumor (DT), to describe the case of a patient who underwent aggressive surgical resection of a large invasive cervical DT, and to analyze the DT literature. We discuss the importance of aggressive surgical margins in decreasing recurrence risk in head, neck, and spine DTs.
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- DOI 10.23937/2378-3656/1410193
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