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Fibroma of the tendon sheath of the neck
C Lelong1, I Delpierre2, M Remmelink3
1Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), CUB Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
Introduction:
Fibroma of the tendon sheath (FTS) is a rare benign tumour typically occurring in the extremities, but very rarely involving in the neck.
Case Report:
A 22-year-old male presented with a large painless mass of the right oropharynx. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a well-circumscribed 7cm lesion in the right prestyloid space. The lesion was completely removed surgically. Histopathological examination revealed a fibroma of the tendon sheath of the stylohyoid muscle.
Discussion:
These tumours generally arise in the extremities of adults. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of FTS in the neck.
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