Cranial infantile myofibromatosis: report of three cases.
BACKGROUND
Infantile myofibromatosis is a proliferative disorder of infancy and early childhood characterized by the development of single or multiple nodular lesions arising from cutaneous or subcutaneous tissue, muscle, bone or visceral organs. In approximately one-third of cases, this myofibroblastic proliferation involves the head and neck region.


METHODS
In this paper we report on three cases of cranial infantile myofibromatosis in infants. The clinical presentation and the deceptive histopathological features can make diagnosis difficult.


CONCLUSIONS
The significance of recognizing this entity is stressed, since its indolent clinical behavior might prevent diagnosis.
Söylemezoglu
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. soylemez@ato.org.tr
Tezel
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Köybaşoglu
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Akalan
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed