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They are rare tumors, thought to account for only ~0.03% of all neoplasms. Desmoid tumours are found in all age groups but are most frequently encountered between 20 and 40 years of age. They are seen more in women (2:1). They are rare lesions with an estimated incidence of 3 or 4 new cases per million population per year. | They are rare tumors, thought to account for only ~0.03% of all neoplasms. Desmoid tumours are found in all age groups but are most frequently encountered between 20 and 40 years of age. They are seen more in women (2:1). They are rare lesions with an estimated incidence of 3 or 4 new cases per million population per year. | ||
<ref>Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour</ref> | <ref>Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour</ref> | ||
The commonest groups associated with these tumors are young women during or after pregnancy. The fibroblast has been shown to exhibit a proliferative response to estrogen. Women with desmoid tumors have regression of their lesions after attaining menopause.<ref name="EconomouPitta2011">{{cite journal|last1=Economou|first1=Athanasios|last2=Pitta|first2=Xanthi|last3=Andreadis|first3=Efstathios|last4=Papapavlou|first4=Leonidas|last5=Chrissidis|first5=Thomas|title=Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=5|issue=1|year=2011|pages=326|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/1752-1947-5-326}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
They are rare tumors, thought to account for only ~0.03% of all neoplasms. Desmoid tumours are found in all age groups but are most frequently encountered between 20 and 40 years of age. They are seen more in women (2:1). They are rare lesions with an estimated incidence of 3 or 4 new cases per million population per year. [1] The commonest groups associated with these tumors are young women during or after pregnancy. The fibroblast has been shown to exhibit a proliferative response to estrogen. Women with desmoid tumors have regression of their lesions after attaining menopause.[2]
Reference
- ↑ Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour
- ↑ Economou, Athanasios; Pitta, Xanthi; Andreadis, Efstathios; Papapavlou, Leonidas; Chrissidis, Thomas (2011). "Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-326. ISSN 1752-1947.