Pediatric fibromatosis involving mandible: case reportand a five-year post-operative follow-up

Extra-abdominal fibromatosis is a benign fibrous neoplasm of locally aggressive behavior. Surgical excision with a wide margin is the treatment of choice. The aim of the present work is to report the case of fibromatosis in an 11-year-old melanodermic patient, who showed swelling in the area of the...

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Autores: Brasileiro Junior,Vilson Lacerda, Carvalho,Laura Priscila Barboza de, Figueiredo,Cláudia Roberta Leite Vieira de, Paiva,Marcos Antônio Farias de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia (SBP)
Repositorio:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:scielo:S1676-24442013000300008
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000300008
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:desmoplastic fibroma
extra-abdominal fibromatosis
desmoid tumor
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Sumario:Extra-abdominal fibromatosis is a benign fibrous neoplasm of locally aggressive behavior. Surgical excision with a wide margin is the treatment of choice. The aim of the present work is to report the case of fibromatosis in an 11-year-old melanodermic patient, who showed swelling in the area of the right mandible. Conservative surgery was performed based on the initial histopathological diagnosis of benign lesion suggestive of neural origin. The new anatomopathological examination of the surgical specimen was compatible with fibromatosis. The patient is still under periodic observation as part of the five-year surgical follow-up, showing no signs of recurrence.