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Infantile myofibromatosis involving the choroid plexus

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We present a case of infantile myofibromatosis manifest as a choroid plexus mass followed by spontaneous regression. Infantile myofibromatosis is a common juvenile fibrous disorder occurring in infancy and early childhood. Intracranial involvement in infantile myofibromatosis is rare. It generally occurs in the dura with calvarial invasion and secondary brain compression.

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  1. Jeong Hyun Yoo

    Present address: Radiology Department, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, 70 Chongro-6-Ka, Chongro-Ku, Seoul, 110-783, South Korea

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  1. Radiology Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Ramin M. Naeini

  2. Neuroradiology Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Jill V. Hunter

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Yoo, J.H., Naeini, R.M. & Hunter, J.V. Infantile myofibromatosis involving the choroid plexus. Pediatr Radiol 38, 107–110 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0614-y

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