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==Overview==
==Overview==
Symptoms of desmoid tumor include [[fever]], [[vomiting]], [[weight loss]], and [[abdominal pain]].<ref name="EconomouPitta2011">{{cite journal|last1=Economou|first1=Athanasios|last2=Pitta|first2=Xanthi|last3=Andreadis|first3=Efstathios|last4=Papapavlou|first4=Leonidas|last5=Chrissidis|first5=Thomas|title=Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=5|issue=1|year=2011|pages=326|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/1752-1947-5-326}}</ref>
Common [[physical examination]] findings of [[desmoid tumor]] include [[lump]] or [[swelling]] in the affected [[area]], [[abdominal tenderness]], [[pallor]], and elevated [[temperature]].
==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
*Patients with desmoid tumors are usually mormal in appearance.  
*[[Physical examination]] of [[Patient|patients]] with desmoid tumor is usually normal.  
*Abdominal desmoid tumor usually presents as a mass that is sometimes associated with:<ref name="EconomouPitta2011">{{cite journal|last1=Economou|first1=Athanasios|last2=Pitta|first2=Xanthi|last3=Andreadis|first3=Efstathios|last4=Papapavlou|first4=Leonidas|last5=Chrissidis|first5=Thomas|title=Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=5|issue=1|year=2011|pages=326|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/1752-1947-5-326}}</ref>
*Common [[physical examination]] findings of [[desmoid tumor]] include:<ref name="EconomouPitta2011">{{cite journal|last1=Economou|first1=Athanasios|last2=Pitta|first2=Xanthi|last3=Andreadis|first3=Efstathios|last4=Papapavlou|first4=Leonidas|last5=Chrissidis|first5=Thomas|title=Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports|volume=5|issue=1|year=2011|pages=326|issn=1752-1947|doi=10.1186/1752-1947-5-326}}</ref>
:*Abdominal tenderness
:*[[Swelling]] or [[lump]] in the affected [[area]]
:*Elevated temperature
:*[[Abdominal tenderness]]
:*Elevated [[temperature]]
:*[[Pallor]]
:*[[Pallor]]
:*Weight changes
:*[[Weight]] changes


==Reference==
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Overview

Common physical examination findings of desmoid tumor include lump or swelling in the affected area, abdominal tenderness, pallor, and elevated temperature.

Physical Examination

Reference

  1. Economou, Athanasios; Pitta, Xanthi; Andreadis, Efstathios; Papapavlou, Leonidas; Chrissidis, Thomas (2011). "Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report". Journal of Medical Case Reports. 5 (1): 326. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-5-326. ISSN 1752-1947.

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