Nodular fasciitis of the orofacial region. 1979

J T Werning

The clinical and histologic findings from a study of forty-one cases of nodular fasciitis occurring in the orofacial region are presented. These findings reveal no essential differences in the biologic conduct of nodular fasciitis, whether it occurs in the orofacial area or in its preferred sites, i.e., the extremities and trunk. Various histologic findings are illustrated, none of which, including central necrosis, are indicative of any adverse biologic behavior. Accumulation of a large series of nodular fasciitis of the orofacial region indicates that this anatomic site is perhaps uncommonly but certainly not rarely affected. Pathologists, therefore, need not be so reluctant, as was found in this study, about assigning the diagnosis of nodular fasciitis to orofacial lesions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009059 Mouth Diseases Diseases involving the MOUTH. Disease, Mouth,Diseases, Mouth,Mouth Disease
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005145 Face The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw. Faces
D005205 Fascia Layers of connective tissue of variable thickness. The superficial fascia is found immediately below the skin; the deep fascia invests MUSCLES, nerves, and other organs.
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast

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