Chest Wall Fibromatosis with Congenital Muscular Torticollis: Two Forms of Deep Fibromatosis in a Child

Desmoid tumors (fibromatosis) are intermediate grade, locally aggressive soft-tissue tumors. A rare case of chest wall fibromatosis in a girl with congenital muscular torticollis is being reported. This report also highlights the need for long-term surveillance in such cases, despite being a benign...

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Autores principales: Anand, Sachit, Dhua, Anjan K., Bhatnagar, Veereshwar, Kandasamy, Devasenathipathy, Arava, Sudheer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050265
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_230_17
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Sumario:Desmoid tumors (fibromatosis) are intermediate grade, locally aggressive soft-tissue tumors. A rare case of chest wall fibromatosis in a girl with congenital muscular torticollis is being reported. This report also highlights the need for long-term surveillance in such cases, despite being a benign pathology.

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