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Gabriel Rodrigues, Rajgopal Shenoy, Vikas Jain: Cutaneous Myofibromatosis Masquerading As A Chronic Non Healing Leg Ulcer. The Internet Journal of Surgery. 2007. Volume 9 Number 2.
Abstract - Cutaneous myofibromatosis as a cause of chronic non healing ulcer of lower extremity is extremely rare. We present such a case of clinical...

Abstract Am J Orthop. 1995 Oct;24(10):774-6.Links Hip dislocation caused by infantile myofibromatosis.Atar D, Tenenbaum Y, Lehman WB, Grant AD. Orthopedic Department, Soroka Medical Center, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel. An unusual case of newborn unilateral dislocated hip is presented. The condition was refractory to conservative treatment. The cause was found during surgery at...

Infantile Myofibromatosis (IMF) was first described by Stout in 1954 as 'congenital generalized fibromatosis' and was renamed as infantile myofibromatosis by Chung and Enzinger in 1981 after recognition of the myofibroblastic nature of the lesion.
(1)Solitary myofibromatosis: Characterized by the presence of one nodule in the skin, muscle, bone or...

Introduction
Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is an uncommon condition that arises within the first two years of life, usually resolves spontaneously and is not seen in older children or adults. For these reasons the condition is underdiagnosed and underreported. It is the most common fibrous tumor of infancy. Accurate diagnosis is important...

Foot Ankle Int. 1994 Nov;15(11):634-7.Links An adult with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis of the foot.Hallock GG. Division of Plastic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania. An unusual consideration in the differential diagnosis of benign, solid tumors of the foot is juvenile hyaline fibromatosis, which only superficially resembles the better known myofibromatosis. The onset...

These soft tissue tumors are one of the most common fibrous tumors occurring in infancy and childhood. Nontheless, when examining all tumors, these are relatively rare neoplasms. They arise either as solitary tumors or multicentric ones. Although histologically banal, multicentric tumors may cause considerable morbidity and in some cases death. Pathology Website

Spine. 1994 Jan 1;19(1):80-2.Links Solitary infantile myofibromatosis of axis. A case report.Asirvatham R, Moreau PG, Antonius JI. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lytic lesions of the cervical spine are rare and may be caused by infection or tumors. The authors report a rare case...