JCO Letter: Is It Possible to Identify Clinically Useful Prognostic Groups for Patients With Desmoid Tumors

JCO.2011.39.8636.full.pdf (application/pdf Object)

"TO THE EDITOR:
In their recent article, Salas et al1 report the results of a retrospective study of 426 patients with extra-abdominal desmoid tumors from 24 participating centers.Toour knowledge, this is the largest such cohort ever reported. Three hundred seventy patients (86.9%) had surgical treatment initially; a wait-and-see policy was adopted for only 27 patients (6.3%). Patients who had non–lifethreatening tumors or who were at risk for mutilation were selected for the wait-and-see approach. Detailed characteristics of the patients in the wait-and-see group were not provided........."