Gluteal Congenital Fibrous Hamartoma of Infancy: A Case Report

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy (FHI) is a rare benign subcutaneous tumor which is commonly seen in the first year of life. Patients usually present with a single, painless, rapidly growing mass located mostly on the upper extremities. It can be difficult to distinguish this lesion from the malignant s...

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Main Authors: Begul Yagci-Kupeli, Arbay Ozden Ciftci, Bilgehan Yalcin, Mithat Haliloglu, Zuhal Akcoren, Munevver Buyukpamukcu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cukurova University 2013-04-01
Series:Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=27242
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Summary:Fibrous hamartoma of infancy (FHI) is a rare benign subcutaneous tumor which is commonly seen in the first year of life. Patients usually present with a single, painless, rapidly growing mass located mostly on the upper extremities. It can be difficult to distinguish this lesion from the malignant soft tissue sarcomas because of the rapid growth and radiological characteristics. Here we report a 5-month-old boy with a large gluteal mass and cutaneous findings which was initially thought to be an infiltrative malignant tumor and finally diagnosed as FHI. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(2.000): 333-337]
ISSN:0250-5150