Fibromatosis, Aggressive

A childhood counterpart of abdominal or extra-abdominal desmoid tumors, characterized by firm subcutaneous nodules that grow rapidly in any part of the body but do not metastasize. The adult form of abdominal fibromatosis is FIBROMATOSIS, ABDOMINAL. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): C04.557.450.565.590.340.410

MeSH Unique ID: D018222

Entry Terms:

• Aggressive Fibromatoses
• Aggressive Fibromatosis
• Fibromatoses, Aggressive
• Desmoid
• Desmoids

Previous Indexing:

• Fibroma (1969-1993)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue
Fibroma
Fibromatosis, Aggressive