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Nodular fasciitis presenting as parotid tumor. 1987

K T Chen, and V Bauer

The clinicopathologic features of two rare cases of nodular fasciitis presenting as parotid tumor are described, and the literature is reviewed. In 1% of the nodular fasciitis cases, the lesion presents as a parotid mass. Pathologists and otolaryngologists should include nodular fasciitis in the differential diagnosis of parotid mesenchymal tumors so that misdiagnoses and the resulting unnecessary surgeries may be avoided.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010305	Parotid Diseases	Diseases involving the PAROTID GLAND.	Disease, Parotid,Diseases, Parotid,Parotid Disease
D010306	Parotid Gland	The largest of the three pairs of SALIVARY GLANDS. They lie on the sides of the FACE immediately below and in front of the EAR.	Gland, Parotid,Glands, Parotid,Parotid Glands
D010307	Parotid Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the PAROTID GLAND.	Cancer of Parotid,Parotid Cancer,Cancer of the Parotid,Neoplasms, Parotid,Cancer, Parotid,Cancers, Parotid,Neoplasm, Parotid,Parotid Cancers,Parotid Neoplasm
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
D005208	Fasciitis	Inflammation of the fascia. There are three major types: 1, Eosinophilic fasciitis, an inflammatory reaction with eosinophilia, producing hard thickened skin with an orange-peel configuration suggestive of scleroderma and considered by some a variant of scleroderma; 2, Necrotizing fasciitis (FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING), a serious fulminating infection (usually by a beta hemolytic streptococcus) causing extensive necrosis of superficial fascia; 3, Nodular/Pseudosarcomatous /Proliferative fasciitis, characterized by a rapid growth of fibroblasts with mononuclear inflammatory cells and proliferating capillaries in soft tissue, often the forearm; it is not malignant but is sometimes mistaken for fibrosarcoma.	Fascitis,Fasciitides,Fascitides
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly