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Thoraco-cervical fibromatosis: treatment by surgical excision

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

B. J. Conlon  and
T. P. O'Dwyer
B. J. Conlon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
T. P. O'Dwyer*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
*
Address for correspondence: T. P. O'Dwyer, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 1.
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Abstract

We present a case of massive thoraco-cervical fibromatosis treated by sternotomy and simple excision. The patient remains disease-free after careful follow-up of three years. We suggest that if the lesion is encapsulated and position or size prevents en bloc removal, simple excision may be curative.

Keywords

Fibromatosisthoraco-cervical
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 4 , April 1997 , pp. 385 - 386
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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