BACKGROUND: @entity14972 is the most common @entity82 of infancy and childhood. It may occur in two distinct forms: multicentric and solitary. In both cases @entity149 (CNS) is unusual: brain @entity20393 are usually intracranial in proximity of the dura mater, with infiltration of the calvarial bones and secondary brain compression. Spine @entity20393 are exceptional and most of the cases reported in the literature represent secondary locations of @entity75 . The natural history of @entity20393 of the CNS in @entity14972 is characterized by a period of rapid growth, subsequent stabilization, and spontaneous regression in many cases. On these grounds surgical treatment is reserved for lesions that compress the brain or spinal cord and show an obvious progression. Small lesions or @entity5 residuals in asymptomatic @entity1 without visceral involvement should be closely observed as first choice. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 10-month-old @entity1 with a solitary intramedullary @entity20393 , extended from C7 to the conus. The @entity1 underwent partial surgical removal of this lesion. Control MRI has shown the spontaneous @entity5 residual and a progressive improvement of preoperative @entity16 has been observed. To our knowledge this is the first case in which a solitary @entity20393 was localized within the spinal cord.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patient', 'child'] @entity82 :: ('MESH:D005355', 'Disease') :: ['fibrous disorder'] @entity20393 :: ('MESH:D047708', 'Disease') :: ['myofibromas', 'myofibroma'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['visceral lesions'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'slow reduction of the tumor'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurological conditions'] @entity149 :: ('MESH:D002493', 'Disease') :: ['involvement of the central nervous system'] @entity14972 :: ('MESH:C562978', 'Disease') :: ['Infantile myofibromatosis', 'infantile myofibromatosis']
@entity14972 :: (MESH:C562978,Disease) :: ['Infantile myofibromatosis']
