title: Aggressive fibromatosis of the neck in a patient with Gardner's syndrome.
abstract: We report a patient with Gardner's syndrome who, in addition to a total colectomy, had multiple excisions of desmoid tumors in both thighs. He presented with left-sided neck swelling and pain. MRI was highly suggestive of desmoid tumors in multiple neck muscles. To our knowledge this is the first description of diffuse fibromatosis of the neck in association with Gardner's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Morgantown 26506-9235, USA. ansaar@usa.net
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gabriele
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005736:Gardner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male