Fibrous hamartoma of infancy

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: a case report.

A 10-year-old Nepalese boy presented with a 5-year history of a progressively enlarging, asymptomatic tumour on the left side of the face. The lesion began as a skin-coloured nodule, which gradually enlarged over a period of time. There was a history of recent rapid enlargement after the incisional biopsy. No history of similar skin lesion was found in the family. His general physical and syste...

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy. Case report.

BACKGROUND Fibrous hamartoma of infancy (FHI) is an infrequent benign proliferation of the soft tissues. Ninety one percent of cases occur during the first year of life. FHI is characterized as a subcutaneous lesion with characteristic morphology with a triphasic organoid growth pattern. CLINICAL CASE We present the case of a 6-month-old male infant with a tumor in the medial plantar region o...

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: an experience of a single institute

PURPOSE Fibrous hamartoma (FH) of infancy is a distinctive fibrous growth that most frequently occurs at birth and during the postnatal period. It is important for clinicians and pathologists to recognize this entity to avoid an aggressive approach. METHODS We herein describe the clinicopathologic features of 9 FHs diagnosed at a single institution between 1997 and 2010. RESULTS There were ...

Clinical and radiological characterization of fibrous hamartoma of infancy

Clinicopathological features of untreated fibrous hamartoma of infancy.

AIM To study the clinicopathological features of fibrous hamartoma of infancy in Nigerian children. METHODS Six children aged between 6 months and 10 years were studied. All specimens were stained with haemotoxylin and eosin and examined routinely. The children were followed up for between one and three years. RESULTS In four of the children lesions were present at birth; in the other two t...