“…1,5 The etiology is suspected to be multifactorial with hormonal factors, trauma, and genetic factors implicated. 1,2,5 One important genetic factor is Gardner syndrome, a subtype of FAP, characterized by extracolonic lesions, including desmoid tumors. 2 Desmoid tumors occur in approximately 10% to 15% of patients with FAP, and approximately 5% of all desmoid tumors are associated with FAP.…”