title: Generalized atrophic dells in a newborn.
abstract: Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is a nonmetastasizing locally invasive neoplasm. The behavior of the tumor is more hamartomatous than tumoral, and it is unclear whether the cell of origin is a fibroblast or a smooth muscle myocyte. Lesions typically present during infancy and range in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters. We present an unusual case of a patient with an atrophic variant of IM.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA. rbuka@md.northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Buka
authors.forename: Brandie J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Resh
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Newbury
authors.forename: Bari B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology