Perinatal clinical case
A 16-day-old male was observed at the Emergency Department for a right cervical mass noticed on the same day by the parents, with no other associated symptoms. He was a fullterm child, delivered by vacuum extraction, with an uneventful perinatal period. At the time of physical examination, a cervic...
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doaj-179f2af4ed354afe9ec39cc0a1b5f6d32020-11-24T21:34:39ZengCentro Hospitalar do PortoNascer e Crescer 2183-94172019-01-0127426326510.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v27.i4.1404114041Perinatal clinical caseMarta Alves0Liliana Branco1Andreia Lopes2Bárbara Pereira3Pediatrics Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – GuimarãesPediatrics Department, Hospital de BragaPediatrics Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – GuimarãesPediatrics Department, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira – GuimarãesA 16-day-old male was observed at the Emergency Department for a right cervical mass noticed on the same day by the parents, with no other associated symptoms. He was a fullterm child, delivered by vacuum extraction, with an uneventful perinatal period. At the time of physical examination, a cervical mass was palpable in the inferior portion of the right sternocleidomastoid muscle, in association with ipsilateral torticollis. Cervical ultrasound revealed a fusiform thickening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, with well-defined, hypoechoic margins, confirming the diagnosis of fibromatosis colli. Parents were instructed to adopt positioning measures and physical therapy was initiated, with clinical resolution by seven months of age. Fibromatosis colli is the most severe presentation of congenital muscular torticollis. Although typical clinical findings usually enable the diagnosis, cervical ultrasound is useful to confirm muscular origin of the mass. Torticollis in the opposite direction of the mass, spinal deformities, abnormal eye movements, or other abnormal neurological findingshttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/14041Fibromatosis colliNewbornTorticollis |
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Perinatal clinical case |
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Perinatal clinical case |
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Centro Hospitalar do Porto |
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Nascer e Crescer |
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A 16-day-old male was observed at the Emergency Department for a right cervical mass noticed on the same day by the parents, with no other associated symptoms. He was a fullterm child, delivered by vacuum extraction, with an uneventful perinatal period.
At the time of physical examination, a cervical mass was palpable in the inferior portion of the right sternocleidomastoid muscle, in association with ipsilateral torticollis.
Cervical ultrasound revealed a fusiform thickening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, with well-defined, hypoechoic margins, confirming the diagnosis of fibromatosis colli.
Parents were instructed to adopt positioning measures and physical therapy was initiated, with clinical resolution by seven months of age.
Fibromatosis colli is the most severe presentation of congenital muscular torticollis. Although typical clinical findings usually enable the diagnosis, cervical ultrasound is useful to confirm muscular origin of the mass.
Torticollis in the opposite direction of the mass, spinal deformities, abnormal eye movements, or other abnormal neurological findings |
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Fibromatosis colli Newborn Torticollis |
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https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/14041 |
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