Aggressive fibromatosis of the neck in a patient with Gardner's syndrome

We report a patient with Gardner's syndrome who, in addition to a total colectomy, had multiple excisions of desmoid tumors in both thighs. He presented with left-sided neck swelling and pain. MRI was highly suggestive of desmoid tumors in multiple neck muscles. To our knowledge this is the fir...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 2001-08, Vol.43 (8), p.650-652
Main Authors: RAI, A. T, NGUYEN, T. P, HOGG, J. P, GABRIELE, F. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Fibromatosis, Aggressive - diagnosis
Gardner Syndrome - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous)
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Tumors
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Summary:We report a patient with Gardner's syndrome who, in addition to a total colectomy, had multiple excisions of desmoid tumors in both thighs. He presented with left-sided neck swelling and pain. MRI was highly suggestive of desmoid tumors in multiple neck muscles. To our knowledge this is the first description of diffuse fibromatosis of the neck in association with Gardner's syndrome.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s002340000530