title: An unusual presentation of congenital infantile myofibromatosis arising from the interspinous ligament.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Onohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka 589, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonekura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nose
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirooka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oyanagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
mesh_terms: 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