title: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the distal phalanx.
abstract: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that primarily occurs on the distal portion of the extremities of children and adolescents. It appears like a firm, painless and slowly growing mass with high local recurrence rates. The lesion has characteristic histological features with areas of proliferative plumps of fibroblasts, chondrocytes and foci of calcification. We present a case of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the sub-ungual area of the index finger distal phalanx with bone erosion, surgically treated. A 2 year follow up showed satisfactory functional result and no evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: University of Naples, Federico II Chair of Plastic Surgery, Via Pansini 5, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schonauer
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Avvedimento
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome