Infantile
myofibromatosis is the most common fibrous disorder of infancy and early
childhood. It can present in three forms—solitary lesion, multicentric with
visceral involvement and multicentric without visceral involvement.
Intracranial involvement is rare and when it occurs, it is generally
extension of extracranial lesion into the intracranial compartment. Here we
present a rare case of isolated posterior fossa involvement presenting clinically
as congenital facial palsy.
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