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desmoid

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desmoid [ˈdɛsmɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy resembling a tendon or ligament
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a very firm tumour of connective tissue
[from Greek desmos band + -oid; see desmid]


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6,9) Lesions that arise from the floor of the mouth--such as dermoid and epidermoid cysts, salivary gland tumors, fibromas, myofibromas, neurofibromas, ranulas, hemangiopericytomas, and desmoid tumors--should all be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Fibromatosis of the head and neck accounts for what percentage of all cases of extraabdominal desmoid, according to sources cited by Kaberos et al?
The clinical presentation and course are not unlike those of desmoid tumors found in other locations.
 
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