The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

May 2017

Aggressive fibromatosis of the oral cavity in a 5 year old boy: a rare case report

Author Information

Nair KK(1), Chaudhuri K(2), Lingappa A(3), Shetty R(3), Vittobarao PG(3)

(1)Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India.(2)Dental Surgeon, Lifeline Polyclinic Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India.(3)Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Bapuji Dental College and Hospital MCC B Block, Davangere, Karnataka, India.

Publication

Pan Afr Med J.

Summary

Aggressive fibromatosis in the head and neck region is not common, and very sporadically occurs in the oral cavity or jaw bones. Here we report a rare case of aggressive fibromatosis occurring in a 5 year old boy.

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