Open AccessExtra-abdominal fibromatosis invading the mandible: Case report
Author(s) -
MK Akama,
ML Chindia,
Symon W. Guthua,
A. Nyong’o
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i1.8926
Subject(s) - medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , fibromatosis , resection , malignant transformation , abdominal wall , surgery , radiology , pathology , biology , botany , genus
Extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid tumour) is a rare aggressive neoplasm with a tendency to infiltrate local structures but rarely metastasises or undergoes spontaneous malignant transformation. The treatment of choice is surgery, however, recurrences have been reported even after wide-field resection. This article presents a case of extra-abdominal fibromatosis that had extensively invaded the mandible.