Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors for the recurrence of abdominal desmoid tumors: a retrospective study of 113 patients from two Chinese hospitals

To the Editor:Desmoid tumors(DTs)show local aggressiveness to surrounding structures and exhibit a propensity to recur,leading to a high local recurrence rate and significant functional impairments and morbidity.[1]It has been shown that DTs located in the abdominal wall and abdominal cavity are relatively minimally invasive and have a relatively low recurrence rate,[2]which indicated abdominal desmoid tumors(ADTs)may have different biological make-ups and genes.This study was aimed to delineate the clinicopathological features and determine the prognostic factors for recurrence-free survival(RFS)in ADTs after macroscopic complete surgical resection.