Korean J Dermatol.
2003 Feb;41(2):272-275.
A Case of Solitary Adult Type Myofibroma in Eyelid
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ORI1@chollian.net
Abstract
- Solitary myofibroma is an uncommon myofibroblastic neoplasm, presenting as an asymptomatic nodule of the skin, which mainly occurrs in adults. It was thought to be the adult counterpart of infantile myofibromatosis. Although it has histopathological similarity to infantile myofibromatosis, it shows a discrete clinicopathological entity compared with infantile form on the basis of its much later onset, superficial location, invariable solitary occurrence and uniformly benign behavior. A-45-year-old woman had a skin lesion on the right upper eyelid for 2 years, which was a solitary, painless nodule with eyelid retraction. The excised tumor was diagnosed as myofibroma by light microscopy and immunohistochemistry.
