AN INTERESTING CASE OF INFANTILE MYOFIBROMA CHEEK

Infantile myofibromas are benign mesenchymal tumors that are commonly found in the dermis. and subcutaneous tissues of head and neck. Although most lesions are recognised during infancy and early childhood, several cases have been reported in older children and adults. We describe a case of 6 month old male child with left facial swelling for four months.The tumour is progressively increasing in size intraorally with a proliferating type of growth.CT scan showed well defined homogenous mass left cheek.The tumour was excised intoto without residual tumour with excellent cosmesis using Weber Farquason incision.