A Case of Cutaneous Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Sara de Menezes; Adrian Mar; John Dowling; Annaliesa Wright

doi:10.1111/pde.12970

A Case of Cutaneous Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Nov;33(6):e377-e380. doi: 10.1111/pde.12970. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

Authors

Sara de Menezes¹, Adrian Mar¹, John Dowling², Annaliesa Wright¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Monash Medical Centre Clayton, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
² Department of Pathology, Monash Medical Centre Clayton, Clayton, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 27653445
DOI: 10.1111/pde.12970

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) rarely occurs as a primary cutaneous lesion. We report a case of cutaneous IMT in an 8-year-old girl presenting with an ulcerated nodule on the cheek. Although cutaneous IMT poses a diagnostic challenge because of its rarity, excision of the lesion is likely to be curative.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Facial Neoplasms / pathology*
Facial Neoplasms / surgery
Female
Humans
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / pathology*
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / surgery
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / surgery