Successful treatment of giant mesenteric fibromatosis with surgery and tamoxifen: case report

A 65-year-old man underwent excision of a giant mesenteric fibromatosis (MF) via combined splenectomy and partial transverse colectomy. Pathological examination confirmed the presence of MF, whereas genetic testing indicated that the tumor was sensitive to tamoxifen. Over a 1-year follow-up, no symp...

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Autores principales: Jin, Zhixiang, Zhang, Qi, Tang, Dong, Wang, Liuhua, Wang, Wei, Xu, Minghao, Li, Zhi, Wang, Daorong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8798797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35116840
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tcr.2019.05.13
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Sumario:A 65-year-old man underwent excision of a giant mesenteric fibromatosis (MF) via combined splenectomy and partial transverse colectomy. Pathological examination confirmed the presence of MF, whereas genetic testing indicated that the tumor was sensitive to tamoxifen. Over a 1-year follow-up, no symptoms of abdominal discomfort or recurrence was noted.

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