Publication: Image Gallery: Complete remission of aggressive desmoid-type fibromatosis after low-dose methotrexate for 2 weeks in a child with psoriasis.
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2016-10-01
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Simonsen, S
Vera-Casaño, A
Gomez-Moyano, E
Sanz-Trelles, A
Bravo-Bravo, C
Martinez-Pilar, L
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Oxford University Press
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A 13‐year‐old girl with psoriasis presented with a 13 × 8‐cm subcutaneous mass in her shoulder (a, b). Strangely enough, she had had a radiologically similar mass in her leg, but it had suddenly vanished after starting treatment with low‐dose methotrexate for her psoriasis. A magnetic resonance imaging scan and biopsy of the current tumour were consistent with desmoid‐type fibromatosis (c, f). As surgery was rejected, we prescribed methotrexate 15 mg weekly. After 2 weeks, remission was complete and treatment suspended (d, e). Two years later there has been no recurrence. Desmoid‐type fibromatosis is a benign but infiltrative and recurrent tumour.1 Low‐dose methotrexate has been used successfully in some studies
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Adolescent
Dermatologic Agents
Female
Fibromatosis, Aggressive
Humans
Methotrexate
Psoriasis
Remission Induction
Dermatologic Agents
Female
Fibromatosis, Aggressive
Humans
Methotrexate
Psoriasis
Remission Induction
DeCS Terms
Fibroma
Psoriasis
Recurrencia
Cirugía General
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
Psoriasis
Recurrencia
Cirugía General
Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Psoriasis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Recurrence, Laparoscopy
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Simonsen S, Vera Casaño A, Gómez Moyano E, Sanz Trelles A, Bravo Bravo C, Martínez Pilar L. Image Gallery: Complete remission of aggressive desmoid-type fibromatosis after low-dose methotrexate for 2 weeks in a child with psoriasis. Br J Dermatol. 2016 Oct;175(4):e122