William Phillip Pereira da Silva, Larissa Balbo Zavarez, Fernando Luiz Zanferrari, Juliana Lucena Schussel, Leonardo Pérez Faverani, Juliana Elizabeth Jung, Laurindo Moacir Sassi
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, also known as inflammatory pseudotumor and plasma cell granuloma, is a tumor that occurs most often in the lungs, abdomen, skin, soft tissue, genital system, and mediastinal. Before surgery, the diagnosis is difficult to establish because of its diverse manifestations. In the head and neck, manifestation is rare and may occur in the upper respiratory tract, soft tissues, orbits, and skull base. This article aims to report a rare manifestation of the disease in the face, highlighting the importance of a correct diagnosis to determine the most appropriate form of treatment, in male patient, leucoderma, 22 years old, with complain of a painless unilateral growth in the left cheek, beginning 2 months before and with progressive growth...
November 2017: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery