Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

FIBROMATOSIS COLLI OF INFANCY – THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY : A CASE REPORT

Dr Mashoo Neil Dubey

Abstract :

 Fiomatosis colli or sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy is a condition of benign proliferation of fious tissue within the sternocleidomastoid muscle leading to focal or diffuse enlargement of the  muscle and is often clinically associated with torticollis. Radiological imaging especially ultrasound, if performed by an expert radiologist plays an important role in differentiating this benign condition from other causes of neck masses in this age group, thereby preventing unnecessary investigations in a neonate and decreasing parent`s anxiety. We hereby, present a case report of a sternomastoid pseudotumor in a nine week old neonate diagnosed using high frequency ultrasound, signifying that every physician should be aware of this clinical entity in a neonate and thus prevent irrelevant diagnostic and therapeutic  maneuvers.

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DR MASHOO NEIL DUBEY, FIBROMATOSIS COLLI OF INFANCY – THE ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY : A CASE REPORT, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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