Nodular fasciitis: spontaneous resolution following diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration.

Abstract:

:Nodular fasciitis can be histologically mistaken for a sarcoma. Typical cases are less than 5 cm and enlarge rapidly over days or weeks before diagnosis. The natural history of nodular fasciitis is unknown, since the diagnosis is usually based on excised lesions. Fine-needle aspiration of nodular fasciitis has been described, and features benign-appearing spindle cells (singly and in groups), collagen, and myxoid material. We describe 11 cases in which nonsurgical observation led spontaneously to complete resolution. Our study includes 7 males and 4 females (24 to 73 years of age; median = 42). Lesions were located in the arm (4), thigh (3), temporal area (2), breast (1) and the parotid (1) and ranged from 0.5 to 5.0 cm. (median = 1.5). They had been present for from less than 1 to 4 weeks (median = 2). In 9 cases, spontaneous resolution occurred in from 3 to 8 weeks (median = 4). Two other patients were lost to follow-up for up to 11 months, after which resolution was noted. Small palpable masses in the subcutaneous soft tissues which evolve over a short period of time and show the cytologic features of nodular fasciitis should be managed nonsurgically. If resolution does not occur within a few weeks, surgery can then be performed.

journal_name

Diagn Cytopathol

journal_title

Diagnostic cytopathology

authors

Stanley MW,Skoog L,Tani EM,Horwitz CA

doi

10.1002/dc.2840090316

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-01-01 00:00:00

pages

322-4

issue

3

eissn

8755-1039

issn

1097-0339

journal_volume

9

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