Fibroma of tendon sheath located within the ankle joint capsule.
We report a very rare case of fibroma of the tendon sheath arising from the anteromedial ankle joint capsule, with no apparent connection to any tendon in the area, found in a 58-year-old patient complaining of progressive local swelling. This uncommon tumor has its usual localization in tendon sheaths, is extremely rare in joint capsules, and has never been described in this location previously. MRI showed nonuniform low signal intensity in T1- and T2-weighted images and high intensity in STIR images. The mass was completely excised by open surgery. Histopathological analysis later confirmed the diagnosis of a fibroma of the tendon sheath.
Ciatti
Riccardo
R
Casa di Cura Villa Stuart, Rome, Italy. riccardo.ciatti@libero.it
Mariani
Pier Paolo
PP
D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery