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Periorbital infantile myofibromatosis. Arch Ophthalmol 1996 Feb;114(2):219-22

Date

02/01/1996

Pubmed ID

8573030

DOI

10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130213022

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0030039777 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   31 Citations

Abstract

An 11-day-old boy was found to have a lesion of the left lower eyelid and medial canthus. The mass was present at birth and subsequently enlarged, and was subtotally excised when the child was 2 months old. Histopathologic examination disclosed a fascicular to slightly nodular pattern of predominantly spindle-shaped cells. Special stains demonstrated fibroblastic and smooth-muscle features in individual cells, and infantile myofibromatosis was diagnosed. Sixteen months postoperatively, no evidence of recurrence was noted. We believe this is the first case of infantile myofibromatosis of the solitary type involving the ocular adnexa of a neonate to be reported in the English literature. Infantile myofibromatosis of the solitary type appears to have an excellent prognosis and may be treated with conservative resection if the tumor infiltrates important adnexal structures.

Author List

Linder JS, Harris GJ, Segura AD

Authors

Gerald J. Harris MD Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Annette D. Segura MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Conjunctiva
Eyelid Neoplasms
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Myofibromatosis
Orbital Neoplasms