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Successful pregnancy after chemotherapy and surgery for an anterior abdominal wall desmoid tumor

Desmoid tumors are said to be hormone dependant tumors and are common during or after pregnancy. This is a case of a young lady who successfully delivered after chemotherapy and surgery for an anterior abdominal wall desmoid tumor. This shows subsequent pregnancy is not a contraindication after treatment of desmoid tumor and there is no increased risk of local recurrence or new disease after pregnancy.