A Case of Fibrous Hamartoma of Infancy in an Adult.
- Author:
Kyu Yeop LEE
1
;
Jung U SHIN
;
Yoonjin CHOI
;
Hye Jin CHUNG
;
Kee Yang CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. derma@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adult;
Fibrous hamartoma of infancy
- MeSH:
Adipose Tissue;
Adult;
Arm;
Axilla;
Child;
Hamartoma;
Humans;
Infant;
Mesoderm;
Parturition
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(3):359-361
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Very rare and unique tumors of infants, fibrous hamartomas were first described by Reye in 1956 as a subdermal fibromatous tumor of infancy. The tumors can occur at birth and are usually diagnosed within the first 2 years of life. The oldest patient reported in the literature was an 11-year-old child. The common sites of involvement are the axillae, upper arms, and upper trunk. Although the lesion is not distinctive clinically, it has a characteristic microscopic appearance of fibrous tissue forming trabeculae, small, round cells that represent primitive mesenchyme, and mature adipose tissue. Herein, we report a case of fibrous hamartoma of infancy in a 26-year-old man, on the uncommon site of a lower extremity.
