title: Neuromuscular hamartoma: imaging features of a rare paediatric craniofacial tumour.
abstract: Neuromuscular hamartoma (also referred to as neuromuscular choristoma or benign triton tumour) has not previously been described in the radiological literature. It is a rare benign lesion composed of mature elements of striated muscle and neural tissue. We report a case of neuromuscular hamartoma involving the skull base, nasopharynx, orbit and maxilla in a 2.5-year-old child who presented with facial swelling. The CT and MRI appearances of this unusual soft-tissue tumour are emphasized, together with a discussion of the pathological findings, differential diagnosis and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Radiology, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. brennandocs@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Rachel S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Oeppen
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Harden
authors.forename: Julie D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Argent
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed