Fibrous Hamartoma of Infancy : Treatment
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Treatment: Fibrous hamartoma of infancy is a benign tumor that is cured by simple excision. Recurrences (seen in 10-15% of cases) are treated by re-excision. Rare cases with sarcomatous foci have been treated by amputation.
References:
1. Al-Ibraheemi A. et al. Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: a clinicopathologic study of 145 cases, including 2 with sarcomatous features. Modern Pathology (2017)30, 474-485.
2. Husain AN, Stocker JT, Dehner LP (2021). Stocker & Dehner's Pediatric Pathology. 5th Edition. Wolters Kluwer.
3. Goldblum, J. R. et al (2018). Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology - Eleventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier.
4. Goldblum, J. R., Weiss, S. W., & Folpe, A. L. (2020). Enzinger & Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumors - Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier.
5. Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. WHO Classification of Tumours (WHO Fascicle). 5th Edition 2020.
6. Calonje, E et al (2020). McKee's Pathology of the Skin with Clinical Correlations - 5th Ed. Elsevier.
References:
1. Al-Ibraheemi A. et al. Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: a clinicopathologic study of 145 cases, including 2 with sarcomatous features. Modern Pathology (2017)30, 474-485.
2. Husain AN, Stocker JT, Dehner LP (2021). Stocker & Dehner's Pediatric Pathology. 5th Edition. Wolters Kluwer.
3. Goldblum, J. R. et al (2018). Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology - Eleventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier.
4. Goldblum, J. R., Weiss, S. W., & Folpe, A. L. (2020). Enzinger & Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumors - Seventh Edition. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier.
5. Soft Tissue and Bone Tumours. WHO Classification of Tumours (WHO Fascicle). 5th Edition 2020.
6. Calonje, E et al (2020). McKee's Pathology of the Skin with Clinical Correlations - 5th Ed. Elsevier.