Infantile Intraoral Myofibroma of the Gum in A 2-Year-Old Child

  • Martin Igaz Laboratorium Dr. Kosak und Partner, Austria
  • Martin Kopáni Informatics and Telemedicine Medical Faculty of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Csaba Biró Institute of Oncology St. Elizabeth, Bratislava , Slovakia
Keywords: intraoral infantile myofibroma, PDGFR1, receptor tyrosine kinases, myofibroblast

Abstract

Intraoral myofibroma is a rare tumor. It occurs most frequently in childhood, in particular between the ages of 2 and 9, mostly intraosseally in the mandibula, tongue, oral mucosa and less frequently in the gum. Clinical assessment of the lesion due to rapid growth may imitate malignancy. Histomorphologically, the myofibroma is mostly a benign lesion with excellent prognosis. A sufficient surgical excision is a sufficient therapy. The most common alternatives in the differential diagnostics include fibrous epulis, pyogenic granuloma, peripheral odontogenic fibroma, nodular fasciitis, fibroma of tendon sheaths, leiomyoma, dermatomyofibroma, myoepricytoma, glomangiopericytoma, angioleiomyoma. Results of genetic examinations reveal a vascular disease with impairment of pericytes or their progenitors that are connected with point mutations of 5q32 gene. In our case, we present an examination for consultation on an intraosseous tumor in a 2-year-old boy with minimum clinical history, accessible perioperative local finding of the 4x3 cm tumor in the mandibular area with usuration of the bone, with only several torn, greyish to white pieces sent for examination.

Author Biographies

Martin Kopáni, Informatics and Telemedicine Medical Faculty of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Institute of Medical Physics, Biophysics
Csaba Biró, Institute of Oncology St. Elizabeth, Bratislava , Slovakia
Department of Pathology Institute of Oncology St. Elizabeth , Bratislava , Slovakia

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Published
2018-07-18
Section
Case Report