Skin hamartoma on the hand of a newborn infant

• Published in: Pediatrics international Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. e67 - e69
• Main Authors: Kaga, Akimune, Itabashi, Chieko, Kanda, Susumu, Suzuki, Yutaka, Tanabu, Muneyuki, Kure, Shigeo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2013
• Subjects: chondroma; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Follow-Up Studies; hamartoma; Hamartoma - congenital; Hamartoma - diagnosis; Hamartoma - pathology; Hamartoma - surgery; hand; Hand Deformities, Congenital - diagnosis; Hand Deformities, Congenital - pathology; Hand Deformities, Congenital - surgery; Hands; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Ligation; Newborn babies; newborn infant; Pediatrics; Skin - pathology; Skin Abnormalities - diagnosis; Skin Abnormalities - pathology; Skin Abnormalities - surgery; Skin diseases; soft tissue; Thumb - abnormalities; Thumb - pathology; Thumb - surgery; Tumors

Skin hamartoma is an extremely rare disease on the hand in newborn infants. Reported herein is the case of a newborn infant who presented with a skin hamartoma on the hand. The patient was a girl born at 37 weeks of gestational age. The mass was seen on her proximal left thumb at birth. The mass had...