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RALPH W. NICHOLS, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1923;7(1):227-236.

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Mueller,¹ in 1838, first suggested the term "desmoid tumor," but it was not accepted generally until Sänger² published four papers (1880 to 1885) describing tumors arising from the round and the broad ligaments, the periosteum of the pelvic bones and from the abdominal walls. Ledderhose,³ in 1890, collected from the literature 100 cases of such tumors in the abdominal walls. Pfeiffer,⁴ in 1904, published a comprehensive review of the subject and reported forty cases from his own clinic and 260 from the literature. These with Ledderhose's 100 cases made a total of 400. Pfeiffer limited the use of the term "desmoid" to fibromas arising in the musculo-aponeurotic structures of the abdominal walls, and this interpretation has been generally accepted.

Powers,⁵ in 1905, reported three cases of his own and abstracted the work of Pfeiffer in detail. Stone,⁶ in 1908, reported a case of his . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Fellow in Surgery, Mayo Foundation ROCHESTER, MINN.

From the Section on Surgical Pathology.

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