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Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the finger in an elderly patient: CT and MRI findings with pathologic correlation

  • Authors:
    • Jun Nishio
    • Hideaki Inamitsu
    • Hiroshi Iwasaki
    • Hiroyuki Hayashi
    • Masatoshi Naito

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  • Published online on: July 11, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1838
  • Pages: 841-843
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Abstract

Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma (CAF) is a rare, locally aggressive fibroblastic lesion that occurs predominantly in the distal extremities of children and adolescents. In the present study, a case of pathologically proven CAF arising in the right little finger of a 69‑year‑old woman is presented. Physical examination revealed a firm, immobile, non‑tender mass. Plain radiographs showed a faintly calcified soft tissue mass without bone involvement and computed tomography scans clearly demonstrated the presence of the lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the lesion exhibited low to intermediate signal intensity on T1‑weighted images and heterogeneous high signal intensity with small foci of low signal intensity on T2‑weighted spectral presaturation with inversion recovery images. Contrast‑enhanced fat‑suppressed T1‑weighted images demonstrated intense heterogeneous enhancement throughout the mass. The patient underwent an excisional biopsy. Histologically, the tumor showed a biphasic pattern, composed of a moderately cellular fibromatosis‑like component and irregular calcified areas with polygonal epithelioid cells. There has been no evidence of local recurrence four months following surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this case report describes the oldest patient with this condition.
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Nishio J, Inamitsu H, Iwasaki H, Hayashi H and Naito M: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the finger in an elderly patient: CT and MRI findings with pathologic correlation. Exp Ther Med 8: 841-843, 2014
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Nishio, J., Inamitsu, H., Iwasaki, H., Hayashi, H., & Naito, M. (2014). Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the finger in an elderly patient: CT and MRI findings with pathologic correlation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 8, 841-843. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1838
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Nishio, J., Inamitsu, H., Iwasaki, H., Hayashi, H., Naito, M."Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the finger in an elderly patient: CT and MRI findings with pathologic correlation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8.3 (2014): 841-843.
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Nishio, J., Inamitsu, H., Iwasaki, H., Hayashi, H., Naito, M."Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma of the finger in an elderly patient: CT and MRI findings with pathologic correlation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8, no. 3 (2014): 841-843. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1838