An unusual presentation of congenital infantile myofibromatosis arising from the interspinous ligament.
The authors describe an extremely rare presentation of congenital infantile myofibromatosis. A full-term newborn boy presented with a thumb-sized subcutaneous mass on the mid-spinal line between the 2nd and 3rd lumbar spinous processes. A solid tumor arising from the interspinous ligament was resected. Microscopic and immunohistochemical studies revealed myofibromatosis.
Kubota
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Department of Surgery II, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Onohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka 589, Japan.
Yamauchi
K
K
Imano
M
M
Yonekura
T
T
Hoki
M
M
Nose
K
K
Hirooka
S
S
Kato
M
M
Oyanagi
H
H
Nakayama
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery