| Literature DB >> 30103666 |
Raniah Al Qawahmed1, Sarah L Sawyer2,3, Michael Vassilyadi4, Wen Qin2, Kym M Boycott2,3, Jean Michaud1.
Abstract
Infantile myofibroma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor that presents as solitary or multiple lesions (myofibromatosis) in the skin, soft tissue, bone, or internal organs. It most commonly affects the head and neck of infants and young children, but it can also affect adults. Intracranial involvement is reported to be extremely rare, and its clinical picture has been poorly characterized. Recently, it has been demonstrated that germline and somatic mutations in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB) are associated with familial infantile myofibromatosis. We report a case of infantile myofibromatosis with predominant posterior fossa extradural involvement in a 14-year-old adolescent girl with a confirmed mutation in the PDGFRB gene.Entities:
Keywords: PDGFRB mutation; infantile myofibromatosis; intracranial myofibroma; molecular biology; pediatric tumors; soft tissue tumors
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30103666 DOI: 10.1177/1093526618787736
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Dev Pathol ISSN: 1093-5266