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Table 1 Primary tumor sites

From: Desmoid-type fibromatosis of the head and neck in children: a case report and review of the literature

Location of tumors

The number of patients

Mandible

35 (2)

Submandibular area

22 (2)

Neck

13 (5)

Tongue

12 (3)

Cervical paraspinal area

8 (7)

Infratemporal fossa

8 (3)

Parapharyngeal space

7 (1)

Maxilla

7 (2)

Peritracheal area

3 (3)

Paranasal sinus (ethmoidal, sphenoid)

3 (1)

Floor of mouth

2 (1)

Forehead skin

2

Lip

2

Parotid gland

2

Parietal

2

Nuchal area

2 (1)

Cervicothoracic

1 (1)

Suprahyoid

1 (1)

Canthus

1

Cheek

1

Hypoglossal

1

Oropharynx

1 (1)

Hypopharynx

1

Orbit

1

Periorbital

1

Submental

1

Scalp skin

1

  1. The numbers within parentheses are the numbers of recurrences in patients with surgery