title: Is hope a method? Commentary on an article by Sylvain Briand, MD, et al.: "Wait-and-See Policy as a First-Line Management for Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors".
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Benjamin K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Forsberg
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057832:Watchful Waiting