Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences (Jan 2013)

Aggressive Fibromatosis in Neck.

  • Namita Kabdwal,
  • Sanjeev Bhagat,
  • Saurabh Varshney,
  • Sampan Singh Bist,
  • Sarita Mishra,
  • Bhavna Singh

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4

Abstract

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Aggressive fibromatosis (AF) is a locally aggressive infiltrative low-grade benign tumor that accounts for approximately less than 3% of all soft tissue tumors. In the head and neck region this tumor tends to be more aggressive and associated with significant morbidity. Aggressive surgery is a viable management option and may be successfully used as a single modality treatment, or in combination with radiotherapy. We report a rare case of AF in a 38 year old female, who presented with a painless mass over the left supraclavicular fossa, extending inferiorly into the thoracic inlet, which was excised successfully in toto with the help of cardiothoracic vascular surgeon (CTVS).

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