Congenital Myofibroma Masquerading as an Ulcerated Infantile Hemangioma in a Neonate

:  We report a case of a solitary infantile myofibroma masquerading as an ulcerated infantile hemangioma. Infantile myofibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that has a good prognosis in the solitary form. It may be difficult to distinguish clinically from more common tumors of infancy such as an infan...

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Published inPediatric dermatology Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. e248 - e249
Main Authors Friedman, Ben J., Shah, Kara N., Taylor, Jesse A., Rubin, Adam I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2013
Subjects
Biopsy
Buttocks
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hemangioma - diagnosis
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Myofibroma - congenital
Myofibroma - diagnosis
Myofibroma - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - congenital
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Ulcer - diagnosis
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Summary::  We report a case of a solitary infantile myofibroma masquerading as an ulcerated infantile hemangioma. Infantile myofibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that has a good prognosis in the solitary form. It may be difficult to distinguish clinically from more common tumors of infancy such as an infantile hemangioma or from other rare entities and therefore requires a biopsy for definitive diagnosis.
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ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01678.x