aponeurotic fibroma

ap·o·neu·rot·ic fi·bro·ma

a calcifying recurrent nonmetastasizing but infiltrating fibroma seen most frequently on the palms of young people as a small firm nodule not attached to the overlying skin.

aponeurotic fibroma

a recurrent benign tumor seen mainly in persons under 20 years of age, most often on the hand, occurring as a firm, fixed nodule composed of fibroblastic tissue with finely stippled calcifications, not attached to the overlying skin and infiltrating into surrounding soft tissue. Also called juvenile aponeurotic fibroma.

ap·o·neu·rot·ic fi·bro·ma

(ap'ō-nūr-ot'ik fī-brō'mă)

A calcifying recurrent nonmetastasizing but infiltrating fibroma seen most frequently on the palms of young people as a small firm nodule not attached to the overlying skin.

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