Infantile Fibromatosis of the Infratemporal Fossa Extending to Oropharynx

Authors

  • Laxman S. Ahirsang Department of Surgery, Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
  • Irappa Madabhavi Department of Medical and Pediatric Oncology, Kerudi Cancer Hospital, Bagalkot, J N Medical College, Belagavi, and Nanjappa Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.
  • Sajid Ahmed Mudhol Department of Surgery, Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
  • Rahul Amble Department of Surgery, Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
  • Sunil Tadawalkar Department of Surgery, Al-Ameen Medical College, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2023.8.1.235-237

Keywords:

Infantile fibromatosis, Carotid artery, Infratemporal fossa, Oropharynx, surgery

Abstract

The Case Study describes the clinical radiographic Surgical Procedure with reconstruction and histopathology Infantile fibromatosis of infratemporal fossa extending to oral cavity and Oropharynx in a two-year-old male child. This condition is rarer in two-year-old child mainly in infratemporal fossa extending to Oropharynx and protruding into oral cavity leading to tremendous suffering of the child for breast feeding, eating with occasional profuse bleeding. The differential diagnosis, management and long term follow up for two years are also mentioned. The need for aggressive surgical management, rare site and operability in this region is very rarer of rarest. The absence of recurrence after 2 years follow up is significant and we can declare the patient is cured from the primary disease. This paper gives guide to how to approach the disease process.

Published

2023-05-01

How to Cite

Ahirsang, L. S., Madabhavi, I., Mudhol, S. A., Amble, R., & Tadawalkar, S. (2023). Infantile Fibromatosis of the Infratemporal Fossa Extending to Oropharynx. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 8(1), 235–237. https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcc.2023.8.1.235-237

Issue

Section

Case report