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Benign Triton Tumor

MedGen UID:
577255
•Concept ID:
C0346056
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Benign Triton tumor; Ectomesenchymal Hamartoma; Nerve Rhabdomyoma; Neuromuscular Choristoma; Neuromuscular Hamartoma; Neuromuscular hamartoma; Rhabdomyoma/Choristoma; Triton tumor
SNOMED CT: Neuromuscular hamartoma (254760005); Benign Triton tumor (254760005); Triton tumor (254760005)

Definition

A very rare intraneural mass in a large nerve characterized by the interposition of mature skeletal muscle fibers and nerve fibers. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign Triton Tumor

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Pediatric benign triton tumor of trigeminal nerve: a case report and literature review.
Peng S, Behbahani M, Sharma S, Speck S, Wadhwani NR, Rastatter JC, Alden TD
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Nov;38(11):2055-2061. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05641-1. PMID: 35972536
A case of esophageal neuromuscular choristoma.
Zhao W, Zhu X
BMC Gastroenterol 2022 Apr 11;22(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s12876-022-02249-2. PMID: 35410172Free PMC Article
Pediatric Benign Tumors With a Skeletal Muscle Component: Myogenin Expression, Diagnostic Pitfalls, and New Molecular Insights.
Berklite L, Ozolek J, Wang L, Santoro L, Donofrio V, Stracuzzi A, John I, Alaggio R
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2021 May-Jun;24(3):213-226. Epub 2021 Mar 8 doi: 10.1177/1093526621998932. PMID: 33683985
Benign triton tumor: multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment.
Thakrar R, Robson CD, Vargas SO, Meara JG, Rahbar R, Smith ER
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2014 Sep-Oct;17(5):400-5. Epub 2014 Jul 14 doi: 10.2350/14-04-1459-CR.1. PMID: 25019628
Benign triton tumor of the trigeminal nerve.
Vajramani G, Devi I, Santosh V, Hegde T, Das BS, Das S, Shankar SK
Childs Nerv Syst 1999 Mar;15(2-3):140-4. doi: 10.1007/s003810050353. PMID: 10230673

Clinical prediction guides

Benign Triton tumor of the tongue.
Daley TD, Darling MR, Wehrli B
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008 Jun;105(6):763-6. Epub 2008 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.09.005. PMID: 18299216

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