Subdermal fibrous hamartoma of infancy in the hand.
A fibrous hamartoma of infancy presented in a 4-month-old girl as three separate masses on her right hand. Magnetic resonance imaging showed that the lesions had indistinct margins, and were infiltrating to the overlying subcuticular layer; there was pathological contrast enhancement and high signal intensity in the bony medulla. The masses were successfully excised. The radiological and physical appearance of fibrous hamartomas in a child may suggest malignancy, but the lesion is typically benign and treatment by local excision is usually successful.
Keskin
Mustafa
M
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey. drmkeskin@hotmail.com
Tosun
Zekeriya
Z
Toy
Hatice
H
Savaci
Nedim
N
D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging