title: Extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid tumor) arising in the infratemporal fossa: a case report.
abstract: Aggressive fibromatosis (or desmoid tumor) refers to a histologically benign but locally aggressive lesion arising from musculoaponeurotic structures in various anatomic sites. Extra-abdominal desmoids represent about one third of all desmoid tumors; of these only about 11 to 15% arise in the head and neck. Desmoid tumors arising in the infratemporal fossa are exceedingly rare; to our knowledge only one such tumor has been reported in the literature. We present a desmoid tumor arising in the infratemporal fossa with intracranial extension in a twenty-seven year old male and review the literature on this rare condition.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corsten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Donald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boggan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gadre
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandour-Edwards
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nemzek