Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: an ultrastructural study. 1984

M A Greco, and R A Schinella, and J C Vuletin

The fine structures of three fibrous hamartomas of infancy were studied. All three components of these lesions were examined. The principal cells in the fibrous and myxoid areas were fibroblasts. Cells with stellate cytoplasmic projections were more prominent in myxoid areas. Myofibroblasts were abundant in two cases and not in the other. The adipose tissue component was formed by lipocytes and occasional preadipose fibroblasts. Blood vessels were more numerous in myxoid areas. Larger vessels were accompanied by smaller vessels and by clusters of cells with primitive junctions, suggesting early blood vessel formation. Some small vessels were surrounded by concentric layers of mesenchymal cells, as if attempting to form media. Electron microscopy seems to confirm the hamartomatous nature of fibrous hamartomas of infancy. The lesion appears to recapitulate the formation of blood vessels and fat, as seen in fetal tissues. Cellular myxoid areas showed prominent vasoformative proliferation, which decreased in the adipose tissue and was least prominent in the dense fibrous component. The latter may represent the end stage of the fibrous proliferation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D003593 Cytoplasm The part of a cell that contains the CYTOSOL and small structures excluding the CELL NUCLEUS; MITOCHONDRIA; and large VACUOLES. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990) Protoplasm,Cytoplasms,Protoplasms
D003599 Cytoskeleton The network of filaments, tubules, and interconnecting filamentous bridges which give shape, structure, and organization to the cytoplasm. Cytoplasmic Filaments,Cytoskeletal Filaments,Microtrabecular Lattice,Cytoplasmic Filament,Cytoskeletal Filament,Cytoskeletons,Filament, Cytoplasmic,Filament, Cytoskeletal,Filaments, Cytoplasmic,Filaments, Cytoskeletal,Lattice, Microtrabecular,Lattices, Microtrabecular,Microtrabecular Lattices
D004721 Endoplasmic Reticulum A system of cisternae in the CYTOPLASM of many cells. In places the endoplasmic reticulum is continuous with the plasma membrane (CELL MEMBRANE) or outer membrane of the nuclear envelope. If the outer surfaces of the endoplasmic reticulum membranes are coated with ribosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum is said to be rough-surfaced (ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH); otherwise it is said to be smooth-surfaced (ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH). (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Ergastoplasm,Reticulum, Endoplasmic
D005260 Female Females
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D005542 Forearm Part of the upper extremity in humans and primates extending from the ELBOW to the WRIST. Antebrachium,Antebrachiums,Forearms
D005834 Genital Neoplasms, Male Tumor or cancer of the MALE GENITALIA. Male Genital Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Male Genital,Genital Neoplasm, Male,Male Genital Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Male Genital
D006222 Hamartoma A focal malformation resembling a neoplasm, composed of an overgrowth of mature cells and tissues that normally occur in the affected area. Hamartomas

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