title: Infantile fibromatosis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle mimicking muscular torticollis.
abstract: Infantile fibromatosis is a rare entity in children. Although the cervical region is one of the frequent sites of location for this tumor, the diagnosis may be delayed if it occurs in a usual location for a well-known entity, such as muscular torticollis or fibromatosis colli. The authors present an infant with infantile desmoid fibromatosis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which has been considered initially as olive of muscular torticollis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Saniye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karnak
authors.forename: F Cahit
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tanyel
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014103:Torticollis / Q000175:diagnosis*