DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare tumor originating from myofibroblasts with histologically and immunohistologically variable composition of myofibroblasts and their precursor cells. These are dermal fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells of vessels and pericytes. Thus the tumors show overlaps of these cells with different morphology (see below myofibroma, dermal (adult).
ClassificationThis section has been translated automatically.
A distinction is made according to the age of manifestation:
- Myofibroma, dermal (adult) - see below Dermatomyofibroma
- Myofibromatosis, infantile.
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
In principle, myofibromas occur both in adulthood and in childhood. In adulthood, they usually manifest as solitary tumours, in childhood as congenital tumours or systemic tumours occurring within the first two years of life, which can affect the skin and internal organs.
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