Extra-abdominal fibromatosis: a case report.
Head and neck fibromatosis is a rare disease with a variable clinical picture. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who had a 1-week history of a painless mass overlying her right neck. Histology confirmed a diagnosis of extra-abdominal fibromatosis. Two unusual features of this case were the site of the lesion and its rapid growth. In this article, we discuss the clinical picture of head and neck fibromatosis, its etiology and pathology, and current opinion regarding its treatment.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Ward 45, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN, Scotland.
Nathan
N
Stephens
Farhan
F
Ahsan
Daran P
DP
Murray
Akhtar
A
Hussain
Andrea D
AD
Chapman
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed