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Fibromatosis of the head and neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Yousry El-Sayed
Yousry El-Sayed*
Affiliation:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*
Yousry El-Sayed, F.R.C.S., Department of ORL, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, P.O. Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to focus attention on this rare disorder. Two cases are reported: one involving the neck and the other the nose and paransal sinuses. The treatment of choice is wide surgical excision wherever possible.

Keywords

FibromatosisHead and neckneoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 459 - 462
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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