| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 29
| Issue : 2 | Page : 149-151 |
|
|
Cytodiagnosis of sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy
Manas R Baisakh, Minakshi Mishra, Radhika Narayanan, Rajesh Mohanty
Department of Pathology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, India
Correspondence Address:
Manas R Baisakh
Department of Pathology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur - 831 001, Jharkhand
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.97164
|
|
|
Sterocleidomastoid tumor of infancy (SCMI), also known as fibromatosis colli of infancy, is a benign, self limiting disease of new born characterised by its classical history and clinical presentation of firm to hard fusiform mass in the lower and middle portion of sternocleidomastoid. SCMI often appears during early perinatal period between second to fourth weeks of life. A well recognized association between SCMI and primiparous birth, breech presentation, prolonged difficult labor and forceps deliveries is found. Cytology shows spindle shaped mature fibroblastic cells scattered singly along with degenerated and multinucleated giant muscle cells in a clean background. It is important to differentiate this lesion from different forms of infantile fibromatosis. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), as a time saving, rapid and reliable diagnostic procedure, has got bigger role to play in reassurance of anxious parents, guiding for conservative management and avoiding surgery. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
