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Fibromatosis

Fibromatosis is an inherited disease characterized by numerous fibrous neuromas throughout the body. These are also frequently referred to as Desmoid Tumours.

Fibromatoses are usually benign but may become locally aggressive. They may also be cosmetically disfiguring.

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Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis in siblings.(Case Report) : An article from: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology $5.95 Aggressive fibromatosis of the neck : An article from: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal $20.00
Fibromatosis: the breast cancer imitator.(Review Article) : An article from: Southern Medical Journal $5.95 Fibromatosis presenting as acute mastoiditis: a case report. : An article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal $5.95

Fibromatosis presenting as acute mastoiditis: a case report
Abstract We describe the case of a middle-aged man who presented with manifestations of acute mastoiditis caused by fibromatosis of the mastoid region.
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2/1/05 by Antonis Kaberos
Aggressive fibromatosis of the neck
Aggressive fibromatosis describes the formation of a soft-tissue mass (desmoid tumor) that can be classified pathologically at any point along the spectrum ...
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2/1/05 by Enrique Palacios
Infantile fibromatosis of the nose and paranasal sinuses: report of a rare case and brief review of the literature
Abstract Infantile fibromatosis is an uncommon, usually cutaneous, nonmetastasizing but locally aggressive fibroblastic proliferation. Involvement ...
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 7/1/04 by Abul Ala Syed Rifat Mannan
Aggressive fibromatosis of the parapharyngeal space: two cases and treatment recommendations
Abstract Aggressive fibromatosis is an uncommon tumor that is locally aggressive but not malignant. Therefore, its classification falls between the ...
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 4/1/04 by Kenneth W. Sanders
Extra-abdominal fibromatosis: A case report - Original Article
Abstract Head and neck fibromatosis is a rare disease with a variable clinical picture. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who had a 1-week ...
From Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 4/1/03 by Nathan Stephens
Mutation Causes Fibromatosis
A Brazilian/American collaboration has found a gene mutation that is responsible for the rare disease, hereditary gingival fibromatosis, in which the ...
From Applied Genetics News, 4/1/02
Fibromatosis of the breast: Age-correlated morphofunctional features of 33 cases
Objective.-To predict if antiestrogenic agents are useful in the treatment of breast fibromatoses, we undertook an immunohistochemical study of sex steroid ...
From Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2/1/00 by Devouassoux-Shisheboran, Mojgan
Histopathological Evaluation of Five Unusual Gingival Enlargement Cases
Gingival fibromatosis represents the fibrous hyperplasia of the gingival tissue. Clinical examination reveals enlargement of buccal and palatal gingival ...
From Military Medicine, 11/1/05 by Akca, Ahmet Eralp

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