Superficial acral fibromyxoma

Br J Plast Surg. 2005 Jun;58(4):561-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.03.006.

Abstract

Superficial acral fibromyxoma is a rare soft tissue tumour affecting the digits, particularly the nail bed region. The condition was first described in 2001. We report the case of a 71-year-old man who presented with a long standing history of a lump affecting the pulp of the his right ring finger. This was surgically excised and subsequent pathological analysis confirmed the lesion to have been a superficial acral fibromyxoma. We use this case to highlight the features of this rare clinical entity, which has never previously been described in the surgical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Fibroma / pathology
  • Fibroma / surgery
  • Fingers
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery