Figure 2
Keywords: Fibrous hamartoma of infancy, Histopathology-image, Pathology
In fibrous hamartoma of infancy, bundles of well-defined thick connective tissue, which branch, interweave, and project into adjacent fat (figure 1). The lesion is composed of three components: adipose tissue, myofibroblasts (best seen in figure 2), and primitive mesenchymal cells (best seen in figure 3). The distinctive primitive mesenchymal tissue organized in distinct whorls, bands, or nests (figure 3). Myxoid change may be prominent.
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