Aggressive fibromatosis of the oropharynx: a multidisciplinary approach to a benign disease.
We present the case of a 23-year-old woman with aggressive fibromatosis of the oropharynx that was initially treated elsewhere as a peritonsillar abscess. We discuss the characteristics of this rare tumor and review the literature, stressing the importance of postoperative follow-up for peritonsillar abscesses to avoid missing other important diagnoses, such as the one described here.
Kiverniti
Eleftheria
E
Department of Head and Neck surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Cilasun
Ulkem
U
Singh
Arvind
A
Kazi
Rehan
R
Clarke
Peter M
PM
Archer
Daniel J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome