title: Infantile fibromatosis of the mandible: a case report.
abstract: We report an aggressive tumour in a 5-year-old girl causing facial disfigurement. Imaging confirmed a solid, diffusely enhancing mass at the right internal pterygoid muscle, infiltrating the adjacent bone. Surgical excision and reconstruction of the mandible were performed. Histology revealed aggressive infantile fibromatosis. No recurrence was noted 7 months later. Infantile fibromatosis may mimic malignancies and should be considered in aggressive mandibular soft tissue masses, in order to carefully plan biopsy and reconstructive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Stavrakia-Voutes, 71500, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. mkrokidis@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krokidis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raissaki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mantadakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giannikaki
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Velegrakis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalmanti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gourtsoyiannis
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed