
Recurrent Unresectable Aggressive Fibromatosis of Neck
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.37184/lntbj.2708-7808.2.6
Subject(s) - medicine , aggressive fibromatosis , fibromatosis , radiological weapon , chemotherapy , sarcoma , radiation therapy , surgery , regimen , quality of life (healthcare) , oncology , radiology , pathology , nursing
Aggressive fibromatosis or desmoid tumors are classified as low grade, locally aggressive sarcomas with high propensity to recur and are lacking a clear census on management of recurrent-surgically in excisable tumors. We report here the case of a 27yrs old male with aggressive fibromatosis that recurred following a surgical excision, and resulted in hamper-ing the quality of life. The disease was managed using cytotoxic chemotherapy with doxoru-bicin, resulting in significant clinical and radiological response. It was followed by mainte-nance regimen using a less aggressive approach with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as celecoxib that resulted in further clinical response at 2 months follow up. Therefore, the therapy was further continued.