A massive abdominal wall desmoid tumor occurring in a laparotomy scar: A case report

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wanjeri, Joseph K ^a   Opeya, Collins J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DESMOID TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; SCAR; TUMOR BIOPSY; FIBROMATOSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; CICATRIX; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE;

EID: 79953123177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-35     Document Type: Article

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