See Also: recurring digital fibromas of childhood(medicine)
Brain stem(health)
Brain stem glioma(health)
Brain stem evoked response(health)
Non-recurring charge(finance)
Childhood(medicine)
Childhood(health)
childhood(dictionary)
childhood(dictionary)
second childhood(dictionary)

Brain stem glioma (health) and recurring digital fibromas of childhood (medicine)


Brain stem glioma (health)


A tumor located in the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord (the brain stem). It may grow rapidly or slowly, depending on the grade of the tumor.





recurring digital fibromas of childhood (medicine)


recurring digital fibromas of childhood
Multiple fibrous flesh-coloured nodules on the extensor aspect of the terminal phalanges of adjacent digits of infants and young children which often recur after attempted excision, do not metastasize, and may spontaneously regress in two to three years; composed of spindle cells containing cytoplasmic inclusions believed to be derived from myofibrils.

Synonym: infantile digital fibromatosis.