Solitary infantile myofibroma of the mandible in a 2-year-old child: diagnosis and treatment of a rare lesion

A 2-year-old male patient came to our service with the complaint of swelling located in the left side of the lower jaw. There was a history of trauma 3 months prior to the lesion formation. The swelling was initially noticed as a small nodule, which increased in size gradually. On palpation, the swelling was well localized, firm, nonmobile, 3  × 3 cm in diameter, nontender, fixed to the underlying bone, and nonadherent to the superficial skin. No submandibular lymphadenopathy was noted. Computed tomography scan of the jaws with a 3-dimensional reconstruction image showed the presence of a soft tissue lesion with bone erosion of the inferior aspect of the left side of the body of the mandible.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - December 15, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: VICTOR MONTALLI, FABRICIO PASSADOR, ROGERIO JORGE, ANTONIO AUGUSTO CAMPANHA, ALBINA ALTEMANI, PAULO DE CAMARGO MORAES, VERA CAVALCANTI DE ARA ÚJO Source Type: research