Nodular fasciitis in the forehead

Histologically, nodular fasciitis is observed as similar to sarcoma in soft tissues, and it is referred to as pseudosarcomatous fasciitis. Its histologic findings can be summarized as spindle-shaped fibroblasts, intercellular space between fibroblasts, red blood cells released to the extravascular a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inThe Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 925
Main Authors Yoo, Gyeol, Baek, Sang-Oon, Jung, Sung-No, Kwon, Ho, Moon, Seok-Ho, Shon, Won-Il
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2010
Subjects
Adult
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Fasciitis - diagnostic imaging
Fasciitis - pathology
Fasciitis - surgery
Female
Forehead
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:Histologically, nodular fasciitis is observed as similar to sarcoma in soft tissues, and it is referred to as pseudosarcomatous fasciitis. Its histologic findings can be summarized as spindle-shaped fibroblasts, intercellular space between fibroblasts, red blood cells released to the extravascular area, and deposition of mucus within the interstitium. The lesion looks similar to sarcoma histologically and shows the characteristic of rapid growth, which in result is readily misdiagnosed as malignancy. It occurs preferentially in the upper extremities, whereas rarely occurring in the head and neck region. When we encounter subcutaneous nodules of the head and neck region, it is important to keep nodular fasciitis in mind as a differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary wide resection. In this article, we report a rare case of nodular fasciitis on the forehead and some reviews of the literature.
ISSN:1536-3732
DOI:10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d7ae43