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Fibromatosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Adi Yoskovitch ,
Michael P. Hier ,
Louis R. Bégin ,
Dan Nachtigal  and
Martin J. Black
Adi Yoskovitch
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Michael P. Hier*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Louis R. Bégin
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Dan Nachtigal
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Martin J. Black
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
*
Address for correspondence: Michael P. Hier, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Sainte Catherine Road, Suite E-209, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaH3T 1E2. Fax: (514) 340-7581
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Abstract

Fibromatosis represents a diverse group of fibroproliferative tumours. Their behaviour and pathological qualities are situated in an intermediate position between benign and malignant disease. The following represents the pathological and radiological presentation of a 29-year-old female with fibromatosis.

Keywords

FibromatosisImmunohistochemistry

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Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 5 , May 1999 , pp. 486 - 488
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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