Open AccessChest wall fibromatosis with congenital muscular torticollis: Two forms of deep fibromatosis in a child
Author(s) -
Sachit Anand,
Anjan Kumar Dhua,
Veereshwar Bhatnagar,
Devasenathipathy Kandasamy,
Sudheer Arava
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_230_17
Subject(s) - medicine , torticollis , fibromatosis , anatomy , surgery
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.