Long-term follow-up of a recurrent multifocal desmoid tumour treated with tamoxifen: A case report

DP Gwynne-Jones, JC Theis, AK Jeffery
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Otago and Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand

NA Hung
Department of Pathology, University of Otago and Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand

We report a long-term follow-up of a female patient with a multifocal extremity desmoid tumour. She had 3 local recurrences after excision and developed a second unresectable pelvic tumour that has remained unchanged in size for 14 years since starting tamoxifen treatment.

 
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery2005;13(2):174-177
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Last update: 1 September 2005