title: Successful treatment of recurrent pelvic desmoid tumour with tamoxifen: case report.
abstract: The case report of a young woman with recurrent pelvic desmoid tumour successfully treated with tamoxifen is described. The desmoid tumour recurred within 6 months after the initial exploratory laparotomy. Tamoxifen therapy led to complete relief of ascites within 2 months and complete tumour regression by the end of the fourth month, and the patient has remained stable for 6 years. Without sacrificing pelvic organs or major vessels and preserving reproductive ability, tamoxifen should be considered as the first drug of choice in such a recurrent condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Soong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001201:Ascites / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D018221:Fibromatosis, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D013629:Tamoxifen