title: Extra-abdominal fibromatosis invading the mandible: case report.
abstract: Extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid tumour) is a rare aggressive neoplasm with a tendency to infiltrate local structures but rarely metastasises or undergoes spontaneous malignant transformation. The treatment of choice is surgery, however, recurrences have been reported even after wide-field resection. This article presents a case of extra-abdominal fibromatosis that had extensively invaded the mandible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Akama
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Guthua
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyong'o
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011861:Radiography, Dental