title: Multifocal desmoid tumor in childhood: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: We present two cases of multifocal desmoid tumors arising in two teenagers. Different, separate lesions developed in the same limb over a period of several years, one of which recurred on several occasions. The literature regarding the therapeutic aspects of multifocal fibromatosis is reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weyl Ben Arush
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klausner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isakov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuten
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: el Hassid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage