Solitary intestinal fibromatosis: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in neonate and infant.
A 5-month-old white boy infant exhibited remarkable growth retardation and subsequently developed ileal obstruction, which was found to be due to solitary intestinal fibromatosis. This rare lesion has an excellent prognosis if it is completely excised. This is in contrast to cases of congenital fibromatosis with multiple lesions, which carries a poor prognosis.
Chang
W W
WW
Department of Pathology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown 26506.
Griffith
K M
KM
D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male