title: [Desmoid tumor and Gardner syndrome: a little known surgical dilemma. Presentation of 2 cases].
abstract: Two patients affected with Gardner's syndrome and desmoid tumour are presented: a 35-year-old man without polyposis coli who developed a clavicular posttraumatic desmoid tumour, and a 52-year-old woman with polyposis coli who died of an intra-abdominal desmoid tumour 3 years after prophylactic colectomy. A close follow-up of patients with Gardner's syndrome for early detection of desmoid tumours after surgery is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Reparto di chirurgia, Ospedale Civico, Lugano.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinoli
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy; D005350:Fibroma / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D005736:Gardner Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Tumeur desmoïde et syndrome de Gardner: un dilemme chirurgical peu connu. Présentation de deux cas.