The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

June 2016

Desmoid-type fibromatosis of the head and neck in children: a case report and review of the literature.

Author Information

Hidetaka Miyashita,Hiromasa Kawana,Kanako Munakata,Masaki Yazawa,Seiji Asoda,Taneaki Nakagawa,Tomoya Soma

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.,Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. kawana@keio.jp.

Publication

Summary

We report an unusual case of a 9-month-old Japanese girl who prior to presenting at our hospital underwent debulking surgery twice with chemotherapy for desmoid-type fibromatosis of the tongue at another hospital. We performed a partial glossectomy and simultaneous reconstruction with local flap and achieved microscopic complete resection.

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