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The Landmark Series: Desmoid

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Desmoid-type fibromatosis represents a challenge in the landscape of surgical oncology, for several reasons. The tumors can be infiltrative and locally aggressive, surgery may be morbid, and patients are usually young, and thus treatment sequelae must be managed for decades. Desmoids do not have metastatic potential, therefore management strategies for desmoids have evolved to employ frontline treatments that are largely non-operative. In fact, with unpredictable and benign behavior, we now recognize that desmoids can also stabilize and regress, making active observation an option for many patients. Moreover, many medical therapies are active in the disease. We reviewed landmark studies describing contemporary issues that affect treatment recommendations for desmoid patients: prognostic factors, indication to active surveillance, role of surgical margins, postoperative radiotherapy, and the most recent expert consensus papers.

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  1. Sarcoma Service, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Marco Fiore MD, FACS

  2. Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Aimee Crago MD, FACS

  3. Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Rebecca Gladdy MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

  4. Sarcoma Unit, Mannheim University Medical Center, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

    Bernd Kasper MD, PhD

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Bernd Kasper has received honoraria from, and has an advisory role for, Bayer and Springworks Therapeutics. Aimee Crago has received honoraria from Springworks Therapeutics and serves on the advisory board. Rebecca Gladdy and Marco Fiore have no disclosures to declare.

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Fiore, M., Crago, A., Gladdy, R. et al. The Landmark Series: Desmoid. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 1682–1689 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09395-5

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