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- Title
Risk factors predicting desmoid occurrence in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis: a meta-analysis.
- Authors
Sinha, A; Tekkis, P P; Gibbons, D C; Phillips, R K; Clark, S K
- Abstract
Desmoid tumours (DT) are myofibroblastic proliferations occurring in 15% of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Several small series have analysed the incidence of DT and predisposing risk factors. Using meta-analytical techniques, this study aimed to identify risk factors for DT development in patients with FAP.
- Publication
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 11, p1222
- ISSN
1463-1318
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02345.x