J Korean Soc Surg Hand.
2010 Jun;15(2):83-87.
Calcifying Aponeurotic Fibroma: An Atypical Case
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong-San Hospital, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. boneman@cau.ac.kr
Abstract
- Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a very rare benign soft tissue tumor with predilection for the fingers and palms of children and adolescents. We describe an unusual case of a calcifying aponeurotic fibroma in old age that circumferentially involved the dorsal and palmar side of the third metacarpal head.We performed a wide excision using two incisions, resulting in satisfactory clinical result. A calcifying aponeurotic fibroma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a calcifying soft tissue lesion occuring in the hand of old age.
