Congenital smooth muscle hamartoma

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1984 Oct;11(4 Pt 2):709-12. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(84)70227-1.

Abstract

Smooth muscle hamartoma is a rare congenital cutaneous hyperplasia of the arrectores pilorum muscles. Clinically it may mimic a solitary mastocytoma or congenital nevocellular nevus. The pattern histopathologically is distinct from all other benign muscle tumors of the skin and is mimicked only by the smooth muscle hyperplasia present in Becker's nevus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / congenital*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Muscle, Smooth / ultrastructure
  • Muscular Diseases / congenital*
  • Muscular Diseases / pathology
  • Nevus / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms / congenital*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology