• Brian Hood, David M Benglis, Allan D Levi, and Steven Vanni.
• Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA. Bhood@med.miami.edu
• World Neurosurg. 2013 Jan 1; 79 (1): 207.e15207.e2.07E18207.e15-8.

BackgroundDesmoid tumors are rare clinical entities that cause significant morbidity based on their locally aggressive nature. Complete resection with wide margins is the standard of care; however, when arising in the neck, resection is limited due to proximity of the lesion to critical structures.Case DescriptionWe describe a complete resection of a desmoid tumor requiring extensive resection of cervical extensor musculature. We were able to achieve a total resection of a cervical desmoid tumor with no evidence of recurrence at follow-up.ConclusionsComplete resection of desmoid tumors is the standard of care. In this case, we felt that complete resection would lead to iatrogenic instability; therefore, an occiput to thoracic fusion was performed at the time of the resection.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

28 keywords...

hide…