[Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma: the case of a 15-year old boy].
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.
Driss
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Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Institut Salah-Azaiez, France.
Mrad
K
K
Smida
M
M
Abbès
I
I
Ben Ghachem
M
M
Ben Romdhane
K
K
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*