Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour of soft parts--a new tumour of the parotid/zygomatic arch region.
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.
Williams
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RW
Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
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CP
Irvine
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GH
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
D009418:S100 Proteins