title: Dermatological presentations of infantile myofibromatosis: a review of 27 cases.
abstract: Twenty-seven cases of infantile myofibromatosis presenting with dermatological manifestations were retrospectively reviewed. Approximately 80% were solitary lesions and 50% of these appeared on the head and neck. Around 60% were present at or soon after birth. Most lesions were dermal or subcutaneous, although some were intramuscular and intraosseous. The clinical appearance was non-specific leading to frequent misdiagnosis. While most patients presented with nodules, atrophic depressed lesions and warty pedunculated lesions were also seen. Although 7% of lesions recurred after excision, spontaneous resolution was also documented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. duncan_stanford@bigpond.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stanford
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology