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6640490

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
A patient is described with Gardner's syndrome manifested initially by an extra-abdominal desmoid which was resected. The case was complicated by metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon and recurrence of several large painful desmoid lesions. In view of the predilection of desmoids to occur in women in their childbearing years, it was decided to treat these painful lesions with an anti-estrogen, tamoxifen (20 mg orally, four times daily). This therapy led to a complete relief of pain within 1 week and a progressive decrease in the size of the desmoid tumors to less than 50% of their initial volume by the end of the second week. Unfortunately, the patient's metastatic adenocarcinoma progressed and was complicated by sepsis leading to her death. This case suggests that the growth of desmoid tumors is under hormonal influence, a suggestion which deserves further investigation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2201-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Remission of rapidly growing desmoid tumors after tamoxifen therapy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports