Solitary Infantile Myofibromatosis of the Temporal Bone: Case Report.
- Author:
Kyung Won YANG
1
;
Seung Jin CHOI
;
Eun Deok CHANG
;
Dong Joo KIM
;
Dae Kon KYE
;
Choon Keun PARK
;
Sang Won LEE
;
Joon Ki KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infantile myofibromatosis;
Solitary type;
Temporal bone
- MeSH:
Child;
Dermis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Myofibroblasts;
Myofibromatosis*;
Prognosis;
Temporal Bone*;
Viscera
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1998;27(9):1294-1298
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infantile myofibromatosis is a myofibroblastic tumor of childhood which preferentially arises in the dermis, subcutis, muscle, bone, and occasionally viscera. The disorder is usually divided into two forms, solitary and multicentric type, and the clinical course and prognosis are known to be excellent except case with visceral involvement. It is very unfamiliar in neurosurgical field. The authors present an unusual case of solitary infantile myofibromatosis occurring in right temporal bone in aafour-month-old female infant who underwent surgical excision and showed on excellent clinical course without any other adjuvant treatment. The authors propose that this disease entity should be included in differential diagnosis when neurosurgeons meet infant or child whose radiological appearance is similar to finding described.
