Over three months ago, I was diagnosed with a large tumor in the upper colon.

The most common symptom of a desmoid tumor is a relatively firm mass or lump.

For example, some people develop a desmoid tumor after surgery or chronic injuries.

For example, some people can develop a desmoid tumor after surgery or chronic injuries.

localized pain or stiffness when a desmoid tumor compresses nerves, blood vessels, or an organ

Desmoid tumors can recur, and people with one desmoid tumor may develop more in the future.

Desmoid tumors can recur, and people with a desmoid tumor may develop more in the future.

When she was seven, Renia, a Russian, was told that the lump on her right hand was part of a desmoid tumor in the connective tissue.

Sorafenib became the first treatment to improve progression-free survival for a rare type of sarcoma.

Sorafenib became the first treatment to improve progression-free survival for desmoid tumors, a rare type of sarcoma.

Sorafenib became the first treatment to improve progression-free survival in patients with this rare form of sarcoma.

Research has found that, even when doctors successfully remove one desmoid tumor, another appears within 5 years in 25 to 60 percent of cases.