title: Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma: clinical overview and report of a case with spontaneous regression.
abstract: A case of cutaneous rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma in a 6-year-old Afro-Caribbean girl is reported with review of the literature. The lesions were fine, located on the central face and became inapparent after six months. Spontaneous regression of these lesions has not been previously reported. Although rare, continued reporting will facilitate the elucidation of the clinical features and natural history of these lesions and the relationship to disordered embryogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica. nadia.williams@uwimona.edu.jm
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: A Clare Lyn
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Shue
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003898:Desonide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003898:Desonide; D007654:Ketoconazole