Fibromatosis Colli - A Rare Cytological Diagnosis In Infantile Neck Swellings
FD08-FD09
Correspondence
Dr. Sujata Jetley,
Professor, Department of Pathology, HIMSR, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi. India.
Phone : 9540248289, E-mail : drjetley2013@gmail.com
Fibromatosis colli or sternocleidomastoid tumour is a rare cause of benign neck mass in infants. It is a self limiting fibroblastic lesion usually presenting with torticollis and a history of birth trauma.It is one of the few causes in which Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is indicated in a neonate to confirm the diagnosis and to differentiate it from other congenital, inflammatory and neoplastic causes. FNAC provides a rapid, cost-effective, reliable, non invasive method of diagnosis resulting in conservative management of these lesions. We present two interesting cases of neck swelling in infants where FNAC performed as the first diagnostic procedure was instrumental in establishing the diagnosis of fibromatosis colli thus avoiding unnecessary surgical intervention.