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Extra-abdominal desmoid tumour presented as neck swelling in the trapezius muscle.
J Y Lee, Y J Jeong, H Kwon, S N Jung
Department of Plastic Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu City, Republic of Korea.
Head & neck oncology 2012Sizes of these terms reflect their relevance to your search.
A desmoid tumour is a type of benign fibromatosis arising from musculoaponeurotic structures. It is clinicopathologically classified into two subtypes, intra- and extra-abdominal, and is mainly developed in the abdomen. Here, this report aims to describe a rare case of a desmoid tumour developed in the trapezius muscle presenting neck swelling.
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J Y Lee, Y J Jeong, H Kwon, S N Jung. Extra-abdominal desmoid tumour presented as neck swelling in the trapezius muscle. Head & neck oncology. 2012;4(2):53
PMID: 23104535
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