Myositis ossificans of the platysma mimicking a malignancy: a case report with review of the literature

The two main forms of myositis ossificans are congenital and acquired. Either form is rare in the head and neck region. The acquired form is often due to trauma, with bullying as a fairly common cause. This report of myositis ossificans of the platysma in an 11-year-old female patient emphasizes the...

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Autores principales: Adebayo, Ezekiel Taiwo, Ayuba, Godwin Iko, Ajike, Sunday Olusegun, Fomete, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26904497
http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.1.55
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author Adebayo, Ezekiel Taiwo
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description The two main forms of myositis ossificans are congenital and acquired. Either form is rare in the head and neck region. The acquired form is often due to trauma, with bullying as a fairly common cause. This report of myositis ossificans of the platysma in an 11-year-old female patient emphasizes the need for a high index of suspicion in unexplainable facial swellings in children and the benefit of modern investigative modalities in their management.
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spelling pubmed-47615752016-02-22 Myositis ossificans of the platysma mimicking a malignancy: a case report with review of the literature Adebayo, Ezekiel Taiwo Ayuba, Godwin Iko Ajike, Sunday Olusegun Fomete, Benjamin J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg Case Report The two main forms of myositis ossificans are congenital and acquired. Either form is rare in the head and neck region. The acquired form is often due to trauma, with bullying as a fairly common cause. This report of myositis ossificans of the platysma in an 11-year-old female patient emphasizes the need for a high index of suspicion in unexplainable facial swellings in children and the benefit of modern investigative modalities in their management. The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2016-02 2016-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4761575/ /pubmed/26904497 http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.1.55 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All rights reserved. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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