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Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report
Objective: This study describes a case of nodular fasciitis involving the hand and reviews the neoplasm's pertinent clinical, histologic, and pathologic features. Methods: The patient's chart, operative record, histologic specimens, and relevant literature were reviewed. Results: We report...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2491338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18725954 |
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author | Sailon, Alexander M Cappuccino, Guy Hameed, Meera Fleegler, Earl J |
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description | Objective: This study describes a case of nodular fasciitis involving the hand and reviews the neoplasm's pertinent clinical, histologic, and pathologic features. Methods: The patient's chart, operative record, histologic specimens, and relevant literature were reviewed. Results: We report a case of nodular fasciitis involving the hand of a 55-year-old woman that was treated with marginal excision. Conclusions: Nodular fasciitis is a self-limited, benign soft tissue tumor composed of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts that typically afflicts younger patients and rarely presents in the hand. Because of its presentation, it can be easily mistaken for a malignant neoplasm. However, most cases represent a reactive and therefore a polyclonal process. Marginal excision generally provides definitive treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-24913382008-08-24 Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report Sailon, Alexander M Cappuccino, Guy Hameed, Meera Fleegler, Earl J Eplasty Article Objective: This study describes a case of nodular fasciitis involving the hand and reviews the neoplasm's pertinent clinical, histologic, and pathologic features. Methods: The patient's chart, operative record, histologic specimens, and relevant literature were reviewed. Results: We report a case of nodular fasciitis involving the hand of a 55-year-old woman that was treated with marginal excision. Conclusions: Nodular fasciitis is a self-limited, benign soft tissue tumor composed of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts that typically afflicts younger patients and rarely presents in the hand. Because of its presentation, it can be easily mistaken for a malignant neoplasm. However, most cases represent a reactive and therefore a polyclonal process. Marginal excision generally provides definitive treatment. Open Science Company, LLC 2008-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC2491338/ /pubmed/18725954 Text en Copyright © 2008 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article whereby the authors retain copyright of the work. The article is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Article Sailon, Alexander M Cappuccino, Guy Hameed, Meera Fleegler, Earl J Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report |
title | Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report |
title_full | Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report |
title_short | Nodular Fasciitis of the Hand Over the Metacarpophalangeal Joint: A Case Report |
title_sort | nodular fasciitis of the hand over the metacarpophalangeal joint: a case report |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2491338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18725954 |
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