title: Fibroma of a tendon-sheath presenting as toe deformity.
abstract: We describe a rare manifestation fibroma in a tendon-sheath in an 83-year-old man. The patient complained initially of a slowly progressive spreading, apart of the right second and third toes. A mass was found in the plantar aspect of the foot. It was completely excised at surgery. Histological examination revealed sparse spindle or stellate cells with slit-like vessels in the dense collagenous matrix. There had been no recurrence at follow-up 17 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan. yamatetu@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology