Open Medicine (Jul 2019)
Familial polyposis coli: the management of desmoid tumor bleeding
- Calogero Armando,
- Sagnelli Caterina,
- Carlomagno Nicola,
- Tammaro Vincenzo,
- Candida Maria,
- Vernillo Antonio,
- Peluso Gaia,
- Minieri Gianluca,
- Sica Antonello,
- Ciccozzi Massimo,
- Santangelo Michele,
- Dodaro Concetta Anna
Affiliations
- Calogero Armando
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Sagnelli Caterina
- Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
- Carlomagno Nicola
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Tammaro Vincenzo
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Candida Maria
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Vernillo Antonio
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Peluso Gaia
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Minieri Gianluca
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Sica Antonello
- Oncology and Hematology, AOU “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
- Ciccozzi Massimo
- Medical Statistics and molecular Epidemiology Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
- Santangelo Michele
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- Dodaro Concetta Anna
- General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via S. Pansini, 80131Naples, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0064
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 572 – 576
Abstract
There is currently no standard treatment for desmoid tumors (DTs) associated with familial polyposis coli (FAP). Familial adenomatous polyposis in DT patients is sometimes a life-threatening condition.
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