title: Aggressive fibromatosis of the oropharynx: a multidisciplinary approach to a benign disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Eleftheria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kiverniti
authors.forename: Ulkem
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cilasun
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rehan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kazi
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Archer
mesh_terms: 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