Solitary infantile myofibromatosis of the skull.
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.
Naz
Farah
F
Department of Pediatrics, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. farah-qamar@aku.edu
Nazir
Zafar
Z
Chishti
Khalid
K
Aslam
Nadeem
N
Siddiqui
Salman
S
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018224:Myofibromatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*