2008
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.1.91
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Calcifying Aponeurotic Fibroma with Osseous Involvement of the Finger: a Case Report with Radiologic and US Findings

Abstract: Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma is a rare soft tissue tumor that occurs in the distal extremities of children and adolescents. We report ultrasound and X-ray findings of a calcifying aponeurotic fibroma in the finger of a 36-year-old woman, associated with distal phalangeal bone involvement.

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“…3 High-frequency ultrasonography shows heterogeneous hyperechoic, avascular masses with surface lobulation and extrinsic cortical erosion; this modality has been reported to be useful in determining the diagnosis of calcifying aponeurotic fi broma. 4 CT and magnetic resonance imaging scans do not help in the diagnosis (as was so in the present case). Th e CT scan may show a soft -tissue mass with calcifi cation, while on an MRI scan, the tumor has low signal intensity compared to muscles.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 46%
“…3 High-frequency ultrasonography shows heterogeneous hyperechoic, avascular masses with surface lobulation and extrinsic cortical erosion; this modality has been reported to be useful in determining the diagnosis of calcifying aponeurotic fi broma. 4 CT and magnetic resonance imaging scans do not help in the diagnosis (as was so in the present case). Th e CT scan may show a soft -tissue mass with calcifi cation, while on an MRI scan, the tumor has low signal intensity compared to muscles.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 46%
“…Therefore, pertinent corroborative information is required in view of the reported lack of bone involvement in CAF [1,2]. However, tumors consistent with CAF have been described in the cranial bones of dogs and also in the bones of humans [7][8][9][10]. It has been suggested by proponents of CAF that at the point of insertion of Sharpey's fibers into the bone or cartilage surfaces, there occurs subtle transition from a fibrous connective tissue composition to one of fibrocartilage [11].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…On radiography, CAF appears as a soft tissue mass, with or without fine stippled calcification ( 2 , 3 ). Signs of bone involvement on radiograph, such as scalloping of the cortex and adjacent bone erosion, may be seen ( 4 , 5 ). However, radiography is not sufficient for developing a differential diagnosis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%