--- abstract: 'Aggressive fibromatosis (AF) is a locally aggressive infiltrative low-grade benign tumor that accounts for approximately less than 3% of all soft tissue tumors. In the head and neck region this tumor tends to be more aggressive and associated with significant morbidity. Aggressive surgery is a viable management option and may be successfully used as a single modality treatment, or in combination with radiotherapy. We report a rare case of AF in a 38 year old female, who presented with a painless mass over the left supraclavicular fossa, extending inferiorly into the thoracic inlet, which was excised successfully in toto with the help of cardiothoracic vascular surgeon (CTVS).' altloc: - http://www.ojhas.org/issue44/2012-4-11.html chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - ~ - sbent224@gmail.com - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ creators_name: - family: Kabdwal given: N honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Bhagat given: S honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Varshney given: S honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Bist given: SS honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Mishra given: S honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Singh given: B honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2013-01-25 date_type: published datestamp: 2013-05-04 23:09:30 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/89/40 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: 0 edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: - Kakkilaya BS editors_name: - family: Kakkilaya given: Srinivas honourific: Dr lineage: '' eprint_status: archive eprintid: 8940 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/8940/1/2012-4-11.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: ~ item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: Aggressive fibromatosis; Supraclavicular fossa; Benign tumor. lastmod: 2013-05-04 23:09:30 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 4(11) pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences publisher: Kakkilaya BS refereed: TRUE referencetext: "1.\tWu C, Amini-Nik S, Nadesan P, Stanford WL, Alman BA. Aggressive fibromatosis (desmoids tumor) is derived from mesenchymal progenitor cells. Cancer Res 2010;70:7690-7698.\r\n2.\tJaninis J, Patriki M, Vini L, Aravantinos G, Whelan JS. The pharmacological treatment of aggressive fibromatosis: a systemic review. Ann Oncol 2003;14:181-190.\r\n3.\tMendenhall WM, Zlotecki RA, Morris CG, Hochwald SN, Scarborough MT. Aggressive fibromatosis. Ann I Clin.Oncol 2005; 28:211-215.\r\n4.\tAcker JC, Bossen EH, Halperin EC. The management of desmoids tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1993;26:851-858.\r\n5.\tFaulkner LB, Hajdu SI, Kher U, et al. Pediatric desmoids tumor:retrospective analysis of 63 cases. J Clin Oncol 1995;13:2813-2818.\r\n6.\tYoursy el-sayed. Fibromatosis of the head and neck. J Laryngolo Otol 1992;106:459-462.\r\n7.\tConley J, Healey WV, Stout A P. Fibromatosis of the head and neck. American Journal of Surgery. 1966;112:609-614.\r\n8.\tMasson JK, Soule EH. Desmoid tumors of the head and neck. American Journal of Surgery. 1966;112:615-622.\r\n9.\tCholongitas E, Koulenti D, Pantesos G, et al. Desmoid tumors presenting as intra-abdominal abscess. Dig Dis Sci 2006;51:68-69.\r\n10.\tLewin JS, Lavertu P. Aggressive fibromatosis of the prevertebral and retropharyngeal spaces:MR and CT characteristics. Am J Neuroradiol 1995;16(4Suppl):897-900\r\n11.\tMaldjian C, Mitty H, Garten A, Forman W. Abscess formation in desmoids tumor’s of Gardener’s syndrome and percutaneous drainage: a report of three cases. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 1995;18:168-171.\r\n12.\tHoos A, Lewis JJ, Urist MJ, Saha AR, Hawkins WJ, Shah JP, Brennan MF. Desmoid tumors of the head and neck – a clinical study of rare entity. Head Neck 2000;22:814-821.\r\n13.\tDas Gupta TK, Brasfield RD, O'Hara J. Extra-abdominal desmoid: A clinicopathological study. Annals of Surgery. 1969;170:109-121." relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 9 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2013-05-04 23:09:30 subjects: - OJHAS succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: Aggressive Fibromatosis in Neck. type: journale userid: 4338 volume: 11