title: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the knee: A case report with radiological findings.
abstract: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare type of benign tumor that occurs most commonly in the distal extremities of young children. Due to its infiltrative growth, it has a high tendency of recurrence. Although the clinicopathological features of over 100 cases of this rare disease have been reported, its clinical and radiological features have yet to be described in detail. We present a case of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the knee from birth with radiological images, that demonstrate the peculiar features of this uncommon benign tumor and discuss its clinicopathological features based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan. hhasegawa-tky@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiromi K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Susam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamazaki
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013710:Tendons