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Congenital Myofibroma Masquerading as an Ulcerated Infantile Hemangioma in a Neonate

  1. BEN J. FRIEDMAN B.A.1,
  2. KARA N. SHAH M.D., PH.D.2,
  3. JESSE A. TAYLOR M.D.2,
  4. ADAM I. RUBIN M.D.1

Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01678.x

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FRIEDMAN, B. J., SHAH, K. N., TAYLOR, J. A. and RUBIN, A. I. (2012), Congenital Myofibroma Masquerading as an Ulcerated Infantile Hemangioma in a Neonate. Pediatric Dermatology. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01678.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  2. 2

    Division of Pediatric Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

*Address correspondence to Adam I. Rubin, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Spruce Street, 2 Maloney Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, or e-mail: adam.rubin@uphs.upenn.edu.

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  1. Article first published online: 26 JAN 2012

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Abstract:  We report a case of a solitary infantile myofibroma masquerading as an ulcerated infantile hemangioma. Infantile myofibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that has a good prognosis in the solitary form. It may be difficult to distinguish clinically from more common tumors of infancy such as an infantile hemangioma or from other rare entities and therefore requires a biopsy for definitive diagnosis.

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