title: MR imaging of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the thigh.
abstract: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare, benign soft-tissue proliferation that occurs in the distal extremities in children. Because this lesion has a tendency to recur after surgical resection, MR imaging to determine the extent of the tumor for surgical planning is optimal. We report the MR findings in a 4-year-old boy with a calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the thigh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonbuk, South Korea. kwak8140@yahoo.co.kr
authors.forename: Hyo-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Sang-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Ryul
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang-Bok
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh