Sternocleidomastoid muscle tumor of infancy, known as Fibromatosis colli is a relatively rare benign lesion that appears mainly unilaterally in the neck of an infant, with an incidence of 0.4% of births. It is one of the most common causes of congenital torticollis and more common in males. It appears in a newborn between the second and eighth weeks of life. It is usually unilateral (in the right sternocleidomastoid muscle) and occurrences on both sides of the neck are very rare. Over 95% of these tumors resolve spontaneously or with stretching exercises after 4-8 months of life. Diagnosis is based on patient history, clinical presentation and use of ultrasound. Invasive diagnostic methods such as a biopsy are not routinely used are reserved only in cases where there are diagnostic difficulties. Most cases have a good prognosis if therapy is started as early as possible and performed for as long as necessary. We report the case of a two-months-old boy, presenting a right lateral cervical mass. Clinical presentation, objective examination and ultrasound appearance strongly supported the diagnosis of Fibromatosis Colli. Conservative physical therapy with passive stretching exercises, massage and follow-up in dynamics was recommended.
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Fibromatosis Colli, Neck Mass, Congenital, Sternocleidomastiod, Pediatric, Infants
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Inva Gjeta, Durim Sala, Ilirjana Bakalli, Ermela Ҫelaj, Vladimir Hoxha, et al. (2022). Clinical and Diagnostic Approach to a Pediatric Patient Presented with a Lateral Neck Mass. World Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3(1), 8-10. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjmcr.20220301.13
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abstract = {Sternocleidomastoid muscle tumor of infancy, known as Fibromatosis colli is a relatively rare benign lesion that appears mainly unilaterally in the neck of an infant, with an incidence of 0.4% of births. It is one of the most common causes of congenital torticollis and more common in males. It appears in a newborn between the second and eighth weeks of life. It is usually unilateral (in the right sternocleidomastoid muscle) and occurrences on both sides of the neck are very rare. Over 95% of these tumors resolve spontaneously or with stretching exercises after 4-8 months of life. Diagnosis is based on patient history, clinical presentation and use of ultrasound. Invasive diagnostic methods such as a biopsy are not routinely used are reserved only in cases where there are diagnostic difficulties. Most cases have a good prognosis if therapy is started as early as possible and performed for as long as necessary. We report the case of a two-months-old boy, presenting a right lateral cervical mass. Clinical presentation, objective examination and ultrasound appearance strongly supported the diagnosis of Fibromatosis Colli. Conservative physical therapy with passive stretching exercises, massage and follow-up in dynamics was recommended.},
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