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- Title
Multiple Nuchal Fibromas in a 2-Year-Old Without Gardner Syndrome.
- Authors
LeBlanc, Keith G.; Wenner, Morgan; Davis, Loretta S.
- Abstract
Nuchal fibromas, uncommon benign soft tissue tumors typically arising along the posterior neck, are often associated with Gardner syndrome (GS). These tumors have rarely been reported in association with scleroderma or as secondary to trauma and diabetes. Nuchal fibromas not associated with GS have been described predominantly in men aged 30 to 50. We report a 2-year-old African American girl with multiple nuchal fibromas along the posterior aspect of her neck and upper back. Retinal examination showed no signs of congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium, and genetic testing for the adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutation seen in GS was negative.
- Subjects
CASE studies; GARDNER syndrome; AFRICAN American children; SOFT tissue tumors; DISEASES
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2011, Vol 28, Issue 6, p695
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01415.x