title: [Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma: the case of a 15-year old boy].
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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Institut Salah-Azaiez, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Driss
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mrad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smida
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abbès
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ghachem
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Romdhane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*