title: Possible therapeutic role of vitamin D3 in aggressive fibromatosis.
abstract: Desmoids, also known as aggressive fibromatoses, are locally invasive tumors that are intermediate in their biological behavior that lies between benign fibrous proliferations and low-grade fibrosarcomas. In this report, we present a case of a young female patient with a huge tumoral mass located in the right shoulder region that recurred after total resection and was resistant to radio-chemo-hormonal therapy. Eventually, she responded to 1,25-(OH)(2)-vitamin D(3) treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. fyildiz@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Yildiz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ferah
authors.forename: Kars
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ayse
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.forename: Selek
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Gurkaynak
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murat
authors.forename: Atahan I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Lale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012782:Shoulder
chemical_list: D002762:Cholecalciferol