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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Desmoid tumor occurs in less than 0.03% of all tumors. The incidence of desmoid tumor is approximately 30 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. Females are more commonly affected with desmoid tumor than males. Desmoid tumor commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40 years of age.<ref>Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref><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> | Desmoid tumor occurs in less than 0.03% of all tumors. The incidence of desmoid tumor is approximately 30 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. Females are more commonly affected with desmoid tumor than males. Desmoid tumor commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40 years of age.<ref name=aaa>Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref><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> | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
Desmoid tumor occurs in less than 0.03% of all tumors. | Desmoid tumor occurs in less than 0.03% of all tumors. | ||
===Incidence=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
The incidence of desmoid tumor is approximately 30 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref>Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref> | The incidence of desmoid tumor is approximately 30 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name=aaa>Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
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===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
Desmoid tumor commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40 years of age.<ref>Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref> | Desmoid tumor commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40 years of age.<ref name=aaa>Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016</ref> | ||
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Overview
Desmoid tumor occurs in less than 0.03% of all tumors. The incidence of desmoid tumor is approximately 30 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. Females are more commonly affected with desmoid tumor than males. Desmoid tumor commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40 years of age.[1][2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Desmoid tumor occurs in less than 0.03% of all tumors.
Incidence
The incidence of desmoid tumor is approximately 30 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Gender
Females are more commonly affected with desmoid tumor than males.
Age
Desmoid tumor commonly affects individuals between 20 to 40 years of age.[1]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Desmoid tumor. Dr Tim Luijkx and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/desmoid-tumour. Accessed on January 21, 2016
- ↑ 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.