[Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma: the case of a 15-year old boy]

Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 2001 Oct;87(6):610-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that usually involves distal extremities in children and young adults. It is characterized by a high rate of recurrence. We report a case in a 15-year-old boy who complained of painless swelling of his right foot. Tomodensitometry showed a dense well-circumscribed tumor with peripheral calcification. The tumor was completely removed. The patient is well at 28 months follow-up. Diagnosis relied on microscopic analysis showing fibroblastic proliferation with focal calcification and chondroid differentiation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Calcinosis / complications
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Fibroma / complications
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Foot Diseases / complications
  • Foot Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*