Fibrous tissue proliferations express a wide spectrum of histologic and morphologic variation in both infants and adults. This ranges from hypertrophic scar formation at one end to malignant fibrosarcoma at the other end of the spectrum. Aggressive fibromatosis is an intermediate tumor which is in proximity to fibrosarcomas. These are locally invasive and often recur after excision, but do not ...

Gingival fibromatosis is a progressive gingival enlargement caused by an over growth of the collagenous element of the gingival fibrous connective tissue. Pharmacologically induced, hereditary (familial) and idiopathic forms of gingival fibromatosis are recognized. This paper reports a case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis in a 13 year old boy involving the right maxillary and mandibular arc...

Mesenteric fibromatosis is a rare benign nonmetastatic neoplasm that appears as a sporadic lesion or occurs in patients with familial polyposis, while chylous ascites associated with aggressive mesenteric fibromatosis during pregnancy has never been reported thus far. Here we present the case of a 28-year old pregnant woman, in whom an aggressive mesenteric fibromatosis with chylous ascites was...

The term desmoid was first used by Muller [1] to describe the tendon-like aspect and the hard consistence of this type of proliferation (desmos in Greek means band). Desmoid tumours (DTs) are classified as extraor intraabdominal. The extra-abdominal DTs arise from fascial or muscoloaponeurotic structures predominantly of the abdominal wall (Fig 1a, 1b, 1c) and occasionally of the shoulder girdl...

Fibromatosis is a benign tumor that rarely affects the breast and is an unusual site for its occurrence. Whilst the definite etiology of breast fibromatosis is unclear, it may present itself following surgical trauma or silicone implant. Wide local excision with adequate safety margins is considered the standard of care. We review three cases of breast fibromatosis who were presented to and ope...

Gingival fibromatosis is usually seen as an isolated finding or occasionally in association with other features as part of a syndrome. The combination of gingival enlargement, hypertrichosis, epilepsy and mental retardation is also a commonly reported syndrome that features gingival fibromatosis. The following report is about a mentally retarded patient who has shown no sign of hypertrichosis, ...

Desmoid tumors or aggressive fibromatosis are rare, recurrent, non-metastasizing tumors, developing from muscle fascias and aponeuroses, before surgery was the main treatment, with latest recommendations in view of high risk recurrence, treatment consists close monitoring, is indicated if there complications related to location lesion. We report three observations young patients desmoid one abd...