Successful treatment of a desmoid tumor with doxorubicin. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • BACKGROUND: Desmoid tumors are the source of significant morbidity and mortality in patients with Gardner syndrome. METHODS: The authors present a case report and review of the literature. RESULTS: A young woman with an extensive abdominal desmoid had a prolonged response to doxorubicin after she did not respond to more conventional treatments. CONCLUSIONS: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of the successful treatment of desmoids with doxorubicin used as a single agent. Reports of the efficacy of chemotherapy in these and related tumors are reviewed.

publication date

  • April 1, 1993

Research

keywords

  • Abdominal Neoplasms
  • Doxorubicin
  • Fibroma

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0027477357

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/1097-0142(19930401)71:7<2242::aid-cncr2820710713>3.0.co;2-0

PubMed ID

  • 8453544

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 71

issue

  • 7