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Reye's tumor

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•AKA recurrent infantile digital fibromatosis
•spindle cell tumor
•fibromas on fingers and toes;   first year of life;   involutes spontaneously
•clinical:  asymptomatic, firm, red, smooth nodules,  may look like a “clove of garlic”
•ddx:  accessory digit;  traumatic neuromas
•characteristic histology: inclusion bodies in cytoplasm of spindle cells (look like RBC’s but are probably actin)
•treatment:  Andrew’s “surgical excision has a high risk of recurrence;  it is preferable to procrastinate in the hope of spontaneous resolution”