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Striated Muscle Hamartoma of the Nostril
Author(s) -
Nakanishi Hideki,
Hashimoto Ichiro,
Takiwaki Hirotsugu,
Urano Yoshio,
Arase Seiji
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1995.tb03433.x
Subject(s) - nostril , hamartoma , anatomy , medicine , lipoma , soft tissue , head and neck , pathology , nose , surgery
We observed two females, an 11‐month old and a 15‐year‐old, each with a round, soft mass in the nostril. Histologically, numerous bundles of striated muscle fibers were seen in the masses among normal dermal components. The lesions were excised without complications. Four patients with similar lesions confirmed clinically and histologically have been reported in the literature under various diagnostic names. These masses were diagnosed as striated muscle hamartomas in view of their characteristic features: congenital round, soft masses on the midline of the head or neck with multiple, mature striated muscles observed in the mass. Since these lesions may be associated with such anomalies as amniotic band syndrome and lipoma of the brain, a complete medical examination is required of such patients.