Stepwise progression of familial adenomatous polyposis-associated desmoid precursor lesions demonstrated by a novel CT scoring system

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-485

  Middleton, Simon B ^a,d   Clark, Susan K ^a   Matravers, Paul ^b   Katz, David ^b   Reznek, Rodney ^c   Phillips, Robin K S ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography scoring; Desmoids; Familial adenomatous polyposis; Precursor lesions

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOID TUMOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MESENTERY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERY; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037386968     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6586-1     Document Type: Article

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