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The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

January 2022

Desmoid fibromatosis in the pharyngeal wall: A case report and literature review

Author Information

Geisenhainer K (1), Klenke D (2), MoserN (3), Kurbad O (4), Bremmer F (5), Kauffmann P (3), Schliephake H (3), Brockmeyer P (3).

(1) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University Medical Center Greifswald Greifswald Germany. (2) Department of Orthodontics University Medical Center Goettingen Goettingen Germany. (3) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University Medical Center Goettingen Goettingen Germany. (4) Department of Prosthodontics University Medical Center Goettingen Goettingen Germany. (5) Institute of Pathology University Medical Center Goettingen Goettingen Germany.

Publication

Clin Case Rep

Summary

Desmoid fibromatosis (DF) is one of the rarest locally aggressive growing benign tumor entities. We present an overview of the literature and a rare clinical case of a 22-year-old female patient, who was diagnosed with aggressive DF in the left pharyngeal wall at the age of 4 years old.

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