Desmoid-type fibromatosis: What works best?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 466-467

  Colombo, Chiara ^a   Gronchi, Alessandro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; IMATINIB; METHOTREXATE; NAVELBINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TAMOXIFEN; VINBLASTINE;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DESMOID TUMOR; DESMOID TYPE FIBROMATOSIS; FIBROMATOSIS; GARDNER SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; GARDNER SYNDROME; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 70349162390     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(09)70092-9     Document Type: Article

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