title: [Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors of the head and neck].
abstract: Fibroblastic and myofibroblastic tumors of the head and neck are numerous and may develop either in adults or in childhood. They can be benign and nonrecurring, benign but locally recurring, of low-grade of malignancy or fully malignant. The diagnosis and treatment of these lesions can be difficult. This review focuses on several (myo)fibroblastic lesions of the head and neck, including nodular fasciitis and related neoplasms, hemangiopericytoma-like tumor (glomangiopericytoma) of sinonasal passages, nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, desmoid fibromatosis, Gardner-associated fibroma, extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma, and adult-type fibrosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: CHU Vaudois, institut universitaire de pathologie, université de Lausanne, rue du Bugnon-25, 1011 Lausanne, Suisse.
authors.forename: Essia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saïji
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guillou
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*