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Aggressive angiomyxoma: The first case report in skull

Authors :
Zexin Cao
Lifeng Miao
Min Liu
Wenyu Liu
Hengrui Zhang
Xuchen Liu
Jiwei Wang
Xinyu Wang
Source :
Frontiers in Surgery, Vol 9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2022.

Abstract

Aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM) is a rare mesenchymal tumor primarily growing in the soft tissue of the pelvis and perineum in women of reproductive age. It is a benign tumor that still has a probability of being accompanied by localized invasion. Although negative margins of resection are difficult to achieve due to the invasive nature of the tumor and the lack of a well-defined capsule, the first line of treatment for AAM is surgery. The diagnosis of AAM is difficult to make due to a lack of specific manifestations and specific tumor markers. In this study, we reported a case of aggressive angiomyxoma in a 2-year-old girl that rarely develops in the skull with craniocerebral compression. The patient initially had a mass on her head that attracted the attention of her family, and then she began to have episodic headaches. Surgery was performed after hospitalization, and the tumor recurred 1 year after the operation, around the originally affected skull.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2296875X
Volume :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7514410693a466a85ea7a106aee40b1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.985739