Fibrosarcoma of the infratemporal fossa in childhood: a challenging problem.
Fibrosarcoma in childhood is a rare disease. An interesting new case involving the infratemporal fossa in a three-year-old girl is reported. The literature, the symptomatology and the diagnostic features are reviewed. The difficult management decisions and the thorny problem of reconstruction of head and neck malignancies in growing children are discussed. Suggestions are made for management of similar cases.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography