Chang Brian, Ha Jennifer F, Zopf David
Department of Pediatrics Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 East Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
University of Western Australia Department of Surgery, Stirling Highway, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia; St John of God Hospital, 1 Barry Marshall Parade, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Perth Children's Hospital, Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Apr;107:107-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.01.040. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
Aggressive fibromatosis is an uncommon, benign tumor of fibroblastic origin with high potential for local invasion. Less than a quarter of these lesions are located in the head and neck, and although extremely rare, associations have been demonstrated with physical trauma. We describe a unique case of oropharyngeal fibromatosis with traumaticetiology, managed successfully with surgical excision of the lesion with negative surgical margins. A 5-year old patient was found to have an aggressive fibromatosis causing oropharyngeal stenosis following tonsillectomy. We demonstrate that surgical resection with a clear margin allowed for alleviation of stenosis without recurrences reported since the procedure.
