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종결 Case No. 263 2012-03-02~2012-03-30
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Period 2012-03-02~2012-03-30
Diagnosis Nodular fasciitis
Clinical information 42/M
C/C : 5개월 전부터 만져지는 right neck mass
점점 커지는 양상
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Discussion Nodular fasciitis

Benign tumor-like fibroblastic proliferation
Subcutaneous pseudosarcomatous fibromatosis, infiltrative fasciitis, or proliferative fasciitis
Nodular fasciitis can be found anywhere in the body
: upper extremity (48%), trunk (20%), head and neck (15%–20%), and lower extremities (15%)

Most common clinical presentation
- solitary, rapidly growing mass with frequently associated pain and tenderness
- trauma history

CT and MR finding
- Relatively well-defined, soft-tissue mass of superficial location
- Deep-seated lesion인 경우 intramuscular type
; tend to be large and have ill-defined margins
aggressive clinical behavior simulating a malignancy
- various degrees of enhancement
- various signal intensities in MR
; variability in cellularity, amount of collagen, amount of cytoplasm and water content

Reference
Kim ST, Kim HJ, Park SW et al. Nodular Fasciitis in the Head and Neck: CT and MR Imaging Findings. AJNR 2005;26:2617-2623
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