Difference between revisions of "Nodular fasciitis"

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| Signs      =
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Prevalence = common soft tissue lesion
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*All age groups - though typically 20-40 years old.
*All age groups - though typically 20-40 years old.
*Associated with trauma.
*Associated with trauma.
*Rapid growth - clinically concerning for malignancy.<ref name=pmid14569327>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chi | first1 = CC. | last2 = Kuo | first2 = TT. | last3 = Wang | first3 = SH. | title = Nodular fasciitis: clinical characteristics and preoperative diagnosis. | journal = J Formos Med Assoc | volume = 102 | issue = 8 | pages = 586-9 | month = Aug | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 14569327 }}</ref>
*Often rapidily growing - clinically concerning for malignancy.<ref name=pmid14569327>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chi | first1 = CC. | last2 = Kuo | first2 = TT. | last3 = Wang | first3 = SH. | title = Nodular fasciitis: clinical characteristics and preoperative diagnosis. | journal = J Formos Med Assoc | volume = 102 | issue = 8 | pages = 586-9 | month = Aug | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 14569327 }}</ref>
*Commonly misdiagnosed as malignant.<ref name=pmid17235006 >{{Cite journal  | last1 = Dinauer | first1 = PA. | last2 = Brixey | first2 = CJ. | last3 = Moncur | first3 = JT. | last4 = Fanburg-Smith | first4 = JC. | last5 = Murphey | first5 = MD. | title = Pathologic and MR imaging features of benign fibrous soft-tissue tumors in adults. | journal = Radiographics | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 173-87 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.1148/rg.271065065 | PMID = 17235006 | URL = http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/27/1/173.long }}</ref>
*Commonly misdiagnosed as malignant.<ref name=pmid17235006 >{{Cite journal  | last1 = Dinauer | first1 = PA. | last2 = Brixey | first2 = CJ. | last3 = Moncur | first3 = JT. | last4 = Fanburg-Smith | first4 = JC. | last5 = Murphey | first5 = MD. | title = Pathologic and MR imaging features of benign fibrous soft-tissue tumors in adults. | journal = Radiographics | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 173-87 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.1148/rg.271065065 | PMID = 17235006 | URL = http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/27/1/173.long }}</ref>


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