title: Giant intramuscular calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of gluteus maximus: case report.
abstract: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma (CAF) is a rare soft tissue tumour which occurs mainly in children and adolescents. It usually involves the distal portion of the extremities, i.e. the hands and feet. A 2-year-old child with a large CAF is presented. The case was unusual in view of its large size (10 × 7 × 5 cm), dense calcification in such a young child, and because it was situated in the substance of gluteus maximus muscle. There has been no recurrence at 3-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. mamc_309@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabat
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Saran
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography