Myofibroblastoma of the mandible in a 3-year-old child. 2016

Saad Hajeri, and Abdulsalam Al Jabab, and Manal Al Sheddi, and Hanadi Fatani
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Faisal Medical City, Abha, Saudi Arabia. hajeri@me.com.

Myofibroblastoma is a rare benign tumor of the head and neck region, which is characterized by a large, rapidly growing, and destructive mass. A 3-year-old boy presented with an 8-week history of a rapidly growing swelling of the right mandible. Examination revealed a firm 13-cm mass occupying the entire right body and ramus of the mandible. The clinical and radiological features were suggestive of a sarcoma. An initial biopsy taken in the referring hospital was inconclusive, and the second biopsy showed a myofibroblastic neoplasm consistent with a desmoplastic fibroma. Progressive tumor growth necessitated a tracheostomy. Right hemimandibulectomy was performed, and the defect was reconstructed with free microvascular fibula flap. Histopathology and immunocytochemistry revealed a myofibroblastoma. This entity differs from other myofibroblasts and fibroblast tumors such as inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT), myofibroma, and desmoplastic fibroma. The child has been followed up for 2 years. CONCLUSIONS Differentiation between myofibroblasts and fibroblastic tumors as well as some malignancies can be challenging. Myofibroblastoma can behave as a malignant neoplasm, and the clinical distinction of this entity lies primarily in its recognition as a benign neoplasm.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008334 Mandible The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008339 Mandibular Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the MANDIBLE. Mandibular Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Mandibular,Neoplasms, Mandibular
D009379 Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue Neoplasms composed of muscle tissue: skeletal, cardiac, or smooth. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in muscles. Myoblastoma,Myofibroblastoma,Muscle Tissue Neoplasms,Muscle Tissue Neoplasm,Myoblastomas,Myofibroblastomas,Neoplasm, Muscle Tissue
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps

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