Table 1

Reported cases of pediatric desmoid fibromatosis of the paranasal sinuses.

Age
Location
Presentation
Pathology
Therapy
Response
Reference

2 year old male
Right maxillary sinus
Nasal obstruction
Aggressive fibromatosis
Surgical resection
Lost to follow up
[1]
14 year old female
Right parotid/mandible
Right facial deformity
Aggressive fibromatosis
Surgical resection (positive margins)
No recurrence at < 1 year
[6]
15 month old male
Nasal cavity/anterior maxilla
Facial deformity
Aggressive fibromatosis
1. Surgical resection (positive margins) 2. Surgical resection (negative margins)
Recurrence in 1 month, no recurrence
[5]
2 year old male
Left maxillary sinus
Nasal deformity
Desmoid fibromatosis
Surgical resection (twice), followed by adjuvant tamoxifen
No recurrence at 2 years
[4]

Conley et al. [2] reported a series of 40 different cases, three cases between the ages 1–10. One of these cases involved the ethmoid sinus.

Fu [3] reported two cases of juvenile fibromatosis ages 2 and 10. One of these cases involved the maxillary sinus.

Lakhan et al. Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2008 1:3   doi:10.1186/1756-8722-1-3