title: Solitary myofibromatosis of the skull.
abstract: We present a case of solitary infantile myofibromatosis of the skull in a 3-month-old boy. A right parietal subcutaneous lump was found at birth, and it increased in size over the ensuing 3 months. Surgery was performed, and a diagnosis of myofibromatosis was confirmed histopathologically. Solitary myofibromatosis of the skull is extremely rare. The radiographical, CT, and MR appearances, as well as histopathological findings, are described in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata, 951-8510 Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Emura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokiguchi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed