Dermatomyofibromas Arising in Children: Report of Two New Cases and Review of the Literature.
Dermatomyofibroma is a rare, benign mesenchymal proliferation not commonly reported in children. Two patients with biopsy-proven dermatomyofibroma were identified (one female, one male) at our institution, both with rather atypical clinical presentations. The clinical and histopathologic findings and a review of the literature are presented here. Features of dermatomyofibroma should be recognized and differentiated from those of similar-appearing entities since the prognosis of this benign tumor is favorable after complete excision.
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Janice E
JE
Ma
Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.|Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Carilyn N
CN
Wieland
Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.|Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Megha M
MM
Tollefson
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*