title: Solitary infantile myofibromatosis of the skull.
abstract: This is the report of a 6 months old boy presenting with a firm, solitary mass on the temporal region, associated with lysis of local bone. Investigations lead to a diagnosis of infantile myofibromatosis (IM). Wide local excision was performed. At one year follow-up, no recurrence was noted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. farah-qamar@aku.edu
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Naz
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nazir
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chishti
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Salman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*