INFANTILE (DESMOID-TYPE) FIBROMATOSIS

Authors
KELTZ M DICOSTANZO D DESAI P COHEN SR
Citation
M. Keltz et al., INFANTILE (DESMOID-TYPE) FIBROMATOSIS, Pediatric dermatology, 12(2), 1995, pp. 149-151
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07368046
Volume
12
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
149 - 151
Database
ISI
SICI code
0736-8046(1995)12:2<149:I(F>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Infantile (desmoid-type) fibromatosis is an uncommon, locally aggressi ve tumor that is seldom reported in the dermatologic literature. We de scribe a case of infantile (desmoid-type) fibromatosis in a 2-year-old girl. Surgical disposition entailed amputation of the affected digit. Our report is intended to heighten awareness of this potentially fata l tumor, and emphasize the importance of timely diagnosis and treatmen t.