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Role of Radiotherapy in the Management of Desmoid Tumors
Radiotherapy in the Management of Desmoid Tumors
I Gluck, KA Griffith, JS Biermann, FY Feng, DR Lucas, E Ben-Josef
20110601
2011 Jul 1
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Role of Radiotherapy in the Management of Desmoid Tumors
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Jul 1;80(3):787-792, I Gluck, KA Griffith, JS Biermann, FY Feng, DR Lucas, E Ben-Josef
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Purpose: To identify high-risk patients with desmoid tumors who could benefit from postoperative radiotherapy (RT) and to determine the efficacy of postoperative and definitive RT. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical data for all patients with desmoid tumors who underwent definitive local therapy at the University of Michigan from 1984 through 2008. Estimates for local control were calculated using the product–limit method of Kaplan and Meier, and associations with patient,...
