desmoid fibromatosis
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Desmoid tumor — Desmoid tumors are benign soft tissue tumors that occur most often in young adults and involve the limbs or trunk but can also arise in the abdomen or thorax. Desmoid tumors are benign. They never metastasize (spread to other parts of the body).… … Medical dictionary
Fibromatosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|M|72|9|m|70 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D005350 The term fibromatosis refers to a group of benign soft tissue tumors (fibromas)… … Wikipedia
Desmoid tumor — A desmoid tumor (sometimes referred to as aggressive fibromatosis ) is a rare (3 per million population) tumor that may or may not be part of a genetic syndrome such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Histologically they resemble low grade… … Wikipedia
fibromatosis — 1. A condition characterized by multiple fibromas, with relatively widespread distribution. 2. Abnormal hyperplasia of fibrous tissue. abdominal f. SYN: desmoid (2). aggressive in … Medical dictionary
desmoid tumor — A tumor of the tissue that surrounds muscles, usually in the abdomen. A desmoid tumor rarely metastasizes (spreads to other parts of the body). It may be called aggressive fibromatosis when the tumor is outside of the abdomen … English dictionary of cancer terms
desmoid — 1. Fibrous or ligamentous. 2. A nodule or relatively large mass of unusually firm scarlike connective tissue resulting from active proliferation of fibroblasts, occurring most frequently in the abdominal muscles of women who have borne children;… … Medical dictionary
Aggressive fibromatosis — Classification and external resources MR scan of pelvis desmoid tumor DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
Tumor, desmoid — Desmoid tumors are benign soft tissue tumors that occur most often in young adults and involve the limbs or trunk but can also arise in the abdomen or thorax. Desmoid tumors are benign. They never metastasize (spread to other parts of the body).… … Medical dictionary
aggressive fibromatosis — desmoid tumor, particularly one that is extra abdominal … Medical dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
