Calcifying Aponeurotic Fibroma: A Case Report.
10.12701/yujm.2003.20.2.223
- Author:
Joon Hyuk CHOI
1
;
Jae Sung SEO
;
Kil Ho CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. joonhyukchoi@yumail.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma;
Soft tissue;
Immunohistochemistry
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Extremities;
Fibroblasts;
Fibroma*;
Foot;
Hand;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Male;
Thumb
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2003;20(2):223-228
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that usually involves distal extremities in children and adolescents, especially the hands and feet. We report a case of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma arising in a 14-year-old boy who complained of right thumb mass. Surgical excision was performed. The resected specimen showed a 2.0x1.5 cm grayish white, fibrotic tissue. Histologic examination showed proliferation of fibroblastic cells with infiltrative growth pattern. Foci of calcification and chondroid differentiation were present.
