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A Case of Gardner's Syndrome Associated with Desmoid Tumor |
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| Authors: | Jimin Chung Sun Namkoong Kyoung Eun Jung Jong Wook Park Byung Cheol Park Yong Woo Cinn Myung Hwa Kim |
| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. |
| Abstract: | Desmoid tumors are uncommon benign neoplasm of the fibroblasts. They occur rarely in the general population, but they are comparatively common in patients with familial polyposis coli with or without other elements of Gardner''s syndrome. Herein, we report a 16-year-old woman with Gardner''s syndrome complicated by desmoid tumors on the right subscapular area. |
| Keywords: | Desmoid tumor Familial polyposis coli Gardner''s syndrome |