title: Desmoid tumors: clinical features and treatment options: a case report and a review of literature.
abstract: Desmoid tumors are a rare group of locally aggressive, non malignant tumors of fibroblastic origin that can lead to significant morbidity due to local invasion and may even result in a fatal outcome when located around vital organs. Their clinical presentation, biological behavior and natural history can be quite varied and is incompletely understood at the present time. The optimal therapeutic approach depends on various factors, and a multidisciplinary approach is necessary to achieve local control with acceptable morbidity. Despite progress in the understanding of these tumors and the treatment options, local recurrence remains a major problem.
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Amel Achour
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jenayah
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Hajer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bettaieb
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sarra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saoudi
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Anissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gharsa
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ezzeddine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sfar
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Fethia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boudaya
authors.affiliation: Department "A" of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Center of Maternity and Neonatology of Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Dalenda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chelli
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
keywords: Desmoïd tumor; radiotherapy; recurrence; surgery