Pediatric Desmoid Tumor of the Head and Neck: A Systematic Review and Modified Framework for Management by Age Group.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unlike in adults, pediatric head and neck desmoid tumors (DTs) have greater capacity to interfere with normal anatomical development. Therefore, adequate interventions and management must be defined. We aimed to provide the most comprehensive systematic review on pediatric head and neck DTs to date, including assessment of lesion location predominance, intervention, and management, and examination of any associations between age and outcomes like surgical margin status, recurrence, and complications.

Methods

A systematic literature review was conducted between January 1990 and December 2023 using PubMed, Scopus, and MEDLINE databases following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses 2020 guidelines. We aimed to elucidate intervention

SUBMITTER: Torres BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11384049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature