Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the elbow: a case report

J Med Invest. 2011 Feb;58(1-2):159-62. doi: 10.2152/jmi.58.159.

Abstract

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that typically occurs in the distal extremities of children and adolescents. Because a calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is an ill-defined mass and has a tendency to infiltrate the surrounding tissue, local recurrence rates are 50%. We report a case of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma occurring in the elbow region, an uncommon site. The patient is followed up for 6 years without local recurrence of the tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Child
  • Elbow
  • Female
  • Fibroma / pathology*
  • Fibroma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery