myofibromatosis

myofibromatosis
Solitary or multiple tumors of muscle and fibrous tissue, or tumors composed by myofibroblasts. [myo- + L. fibra, fiber, + G. suffix, -oma, tumor, + suffix -osis, condition]
- infantile m. m. seen at birth or in infants, with multiple lytic bone lesions and involving soft tissue, or with visceral involvement.

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myo·fi·bro·ma·to·sis (mi″o-fi″bro-mə-toґsis) fibromatosis in which there is proliferation of muscle tissue, presenting as solitary or multiple nodules that may involve any organ and almost always occurring in children; it is usually benign, but multifocal lesions involving vital organs may be lethal.

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