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Facial neoplasm

MedGen UID:
8763
•Concept ID:
C0015461
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Facial Neoplasm; Facial Neoplasms; Neoplasm, Facial; Neoplasms, Facial
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of face (126632002); Tumor of face (126632002)
 
HPO: HP:0012289

Definition

A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the face. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mandibular osteosarcoma: diagnosis and treatment.
Ferri A, Bianchi B, Ferrari S
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Apr 1;30(2):154-160. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000793. PMID: 35255051
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Infantile Hemangiomas.
Krowchuk DP, Frieden IJ, Mancini AJ, Darrow DH, Blei F, Greene AK, Annam A, Baker CN, Frommelt PC, Hodak A, Pate BM, Pelletier JL, Sandrock D, Weinberg ST, Whelan MA; SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS
Pediatrics 2019 Jan;143(1) doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3475. PMID: 30584062
Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial Management.
Higdon ML, Atkinson CJ, Lawrence KV
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jun 1;97(11):741-748. PMID: 30215936

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Infiltrative fibrous lesion of the facial nerve mimicking a facial nerve tumor.
Seo HW, Lee JY, Kim Y, Cho J, Cho YS
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024 Feb;281(2):655-661. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08128-0. PMID: 37486425

Diagnosis

Infiltrative fibrous lesion of the facial nerve mimicking a facial nerve tumor.
Seo HW, Lee JY, Kim Y, Cho J, Cho YS
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024 Feb;281(2):655-661. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08128-0. PMID: 37486425
To see or not to see: Impact of viewing facial skin cancer defects prior to reconstruction.
Veldhuizen IJ, Lee EH, Kurtansky NR, van Hensbergen LJ, Dusza SW, Hölscher MC, van der Hulst RRWJ, Ottenhof MJ, Pusic AL, Hoogbergen MM
Arch Dermatol Res 2021 Dec;313(10):847-853. Epub 2021 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02187-1. PMID: 33515277
Infantile fibrosarcoma-like tumor driven by novel RBPMS-MET fusion consolidated with cabozantinib.
Gupta A, Belsky JA, Schieffer KM, Leraas K, Varga E, McGrath SD, Koo SC, Magrini V, Wilson RK, White P, Mardis ER, Jatana KR, Cottrell CE, Setty BA
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Oct;6(5) Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a005645. PMID: 33028644Free PMC Article
Pulmonary metastasis from a basal-cell carcinoma of the retroauricular region.
Mall J, Ostertag H, Mall W, Doolas A
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 Oct;45(5):258-60. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1013742. PMID: 9402672

Therapy

To see or not to see: Impact of viewing facial skin cancer defects prior to reconstruction.
Veldhuizen IJ, Lee EH, Kurtansky NR, van Hensbergen LJ, Dusza SW, Hölscher MC, van der Hulst RRWJ, Ottenhof MJ, Pusic AL, Hoogbergen MM
Arch Dermatol Res 2021 Dec;313(10):847-853. Epub 2021 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02187-1. PMID: 33515277
Infantile fibrosarcoma-like tumor driven by novel RBPMS-MET fusion consolidated with cabozantinib.
Gupta A, Belsky JA, Schieffer KM, Leraas K, Varga E, McGrath SD, Koo SC, Magrini V, Wilson RK, White P, Mardis ER, Jatana KR, Cottrell CE, Setty BA
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Oct;6(5) Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a005645. PMID: 33028644Free PMC Article
Psychosocial Impact of Vascular Anomalies on Children and Their Families.
Espinel AG, Bauman NM
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Feb;51(1):99-110. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.09.018. PMID: 29217071

Prognosis

Prolonged response to checkpoint inhibitor therapy in two metastatic mucoepidermoid salivary gland carcinoma cases: a research report.
Pharaon RR, Gernon T, Chang S, Vora N, Villaflor VM, Bell D, Afkhami M, Amini A, Sampath S, Kang R, Maghami EG, Massarelli E
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2022 Apr;8(3) Epub 2022 Apr 28 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a006189. PMID: 35483880Free PMC Article
Pulmonary metastasis from a basal-cell carcinoma of the retroauricular region.
Mall J, Ostertag H, Mall W, Doolas A
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 Oct;45(5):258-60. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1013742. PMID: 9402672

Clinical prediction guides

To see or not to see: Impact of viewing facial skin cancer defects prior to reconstruction.
Veldhuizen IJ, Lee EH, Kurtansky NR, van Hensbergen LJ, Dusza SW, Hölscher MC, van der Hulst RRWJ, Ottenhof MJ, Pusic AL, Hoogbergen MM
Arch Dermatol Res 2021 Dec;313(10):847-853. Epub 2021 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00403-021-02187-1. PMID: 33515277

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