title: Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour of soft parts--a new tumour of the parotid/zygomatic arch region.
abstract: The ossifying fibromyxoid tumour of soft parts was first described as recently as 1989 by Enzinger has not been previously reported in the maxillofacial literature. This tumour has a proven record of recurrence and a potential in a few cases to become malignant and to metastasise. Being such a rare and relatively newly described tumour it has proved to be difficult to diagnose and manage. In order to illustrate these difficulties we describe a case in which such a tumour occurred in the parotid/zygomatic arch region and recurred three times following surgical removal over a period of 24 years. Since the tumour has a pseudo-capsule containing nests of tumour cells, we recommend that it could be removed from the head and neck region with a wide margin of excision.
authors.affiliation: Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Irvine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins