Biomaterial Database

Multifocal desmoids. 1993

Y Fong, and P P Rosen, and M F Brennan

Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.

BACKGROUND This study examines the natural history of patients treated for multifocal desmoids at a referral center for sarcomas. METHODS Patients with multifocal desmoids seen at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the 9-year period between 1982 and 1991 were identified through a prospective sarcoma data base. The clinical histories were reviewed. In addition, tumor estrogen and progesterone receptor status were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS This rare condition occurred in six (4.8%) of the 124 patients with desmoid tumors and all occurred in premenopausal women. In each instance the tumors were restricted to one anatomic region of the body and no patient had familial polyposis or Gardner's syndrome. When tested immunohistochemically, the tumors displayed no nuclear reactivity for estrogen or progesterone receptors. CONCLUSIONS Further investigative work must be undertaken before considering routine use of antiestrogen therapy even in this subset of patients with desmoid tumors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009364	Neoplasm Recurrence, Local	The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site.	Local Neoplasm Recurrence,Local Neoplasm Recurrences,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrence,Neoplasm Recurrence, Locoregional,Neoplasm Recurrences, Local,Recurrence, Local Neoplasm,Recurrence, Locoregional Neoplasm,Recurrences, Local Neoplasm,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrences,Neoplasm Recurrences, Locoregional,Recurrences, Locoregional Neoplasm
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D016609	Neoplasms, Second Primary	Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. The second neoplasm may have the same or different histological type and can occur in the same or different organs as the previous neoplasm but in all cases arises from an independent oncogenic event. The development of the second neoplasm may or may not be related to the treatment for the previous neoplasm since genetic risk or predisposing factors may actually be the cause.	Neoplasms, Metachronous,Neoplasms, Metachronous Second Primary,Neoplasms, Therapy-Related,Neoplasms, Treatment-Related,Second Malignancy,Second Neoplasm,Second Primary Neoplasms,Therapy-Associated Neoplasms,Therapy-Related Cancer,Treatment-Associated Neoplasms,Treatment-Related Cancer,Cancer, Second Primary,Metachronous Neoplasms,Metachronous Second Primary Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Therapy-Associated,Neoplasms, Treatment-Associated,Second Cancer,Second Primary Neoplasms, Metachronous,Therapy-Associated Cancer,Therapy-Related Neoplasms,Treatment-Associated Cancer,Treatment-Related Neoplasms,Cancer, Second,Cancer, Therapy-Associated,Cancer, Therapy-Related,Cancer, Treatment-Associated,Cancer, Treatment-Related,Cancers, Second,Cancers, Second Primary,Cancers, Therapy-Associated,Cancers, Therapy-Related,Cancers, Treatment-Associated,Cancers, Treatment-Related,Malignancies, Second,Malignancy, Second,Metachronous Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Metachronous,Neoplasm, Second,Neoplasm, Second Primary,Neoplasm, Therapy-Associated,Neoplasm, Therapy-Related,Neoplasm, Treatment-Associated,Neoplasm, Treatment-Related,Neoplasms, Second,Neoplasms, Therapy Associated,Neoplasms, Therapy Related,Neoplasms, Treatment Associated,Neoplasms, Treatment Related,Second Cancers,Second Malignancies,Second Neoplasms,Second Primary Cancer,Second Primary Cancers,Second Primary Neoplasm,Therapy Associated Cancer,Therapy Associated Neoplasms,Therapy Related Cancer,Therapy Related Neoplasms,Therapy-Associated Cancers,Therapy-Associated Neoplasm,Therapy-Related Cancers,Therapy-Related Neoplasm,Treatment Associated Cancer,Treatment Associated Neoplasms,Treatment Related Cancer,Treatment Related Neoplasms,Treatment-Associated Cancers,Treatment-Associated Neoplasm,Treatment-Related Cancers,Treatment-Related Neoplasm