A Case of Fibroma of the Tendon Sheath on the Elbow.
- Author:
Bo Suk KIM
1
;
Se Young PARK
;
Dong O YOU
;
Seok Don PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. sdpark@wku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Elbow;
Fibroma of tendon sheath
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Collagen;
Elbow;
Extremities;
Female;
Fibroma;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Skin;
Tendons
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2009;47(8):964-966
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fibroma of the tendon sheath is a benign soft tissue tumor and this mostly occurs in the distal portion of an extremity. The tumor usually appears as a slow-growing, firm, painless, small nodule in association with tendons and tendon sheaths. Histopathologically, it shows a well-demarcated nodule that consists of haphazardly-arranged, fibroblast-like spindle cells that are embedded in a dense collagenous matrix. A 52-year-old woman presented with a tender, solitary, 2.5x2.0 cm-sized, subcutaneous nodule on the right elbow. The skin biopsy specimen showed that the well-circumscribed tumor contained densely-arranged collagen areas with spindle cells and slit-like vascular channels. We herein report on a rare case of fibroma of a tendon sheath on the right elbow.
