Nodular fasciitis: a retrospective study of 272 cases from China with clinicopathologic and radiologic correlation

Our aim is to describe the largest series of nodular fasciitis (NF) with emphasis on the clinicopathologic and radiologic correlation. A total of 272 cases of NF were diagnosed between 2004 and 2014 at our institution. There were 160 males and 112 females with age ranging from newborn to 77 years (mean, 36 years). The upper extremity was the most common location (34%), followed by the head and neck region (24%), trunk (21%), and lower extremity (14%). By radiology, the lesion appeared as well-defined homogeneous mass with low or isodensity on computed tomography, homogenous hypointense or isointense on T1-weighted sequences, and heterogeneous intermediate-to-high signal on T2-weighted sequences.

Source: Annals of Diagnostic Pathology - April 6, 2015 Category: Pathology Authors: Linhui Lu, I Weng Lao, Xiaohang Liu, Lin Yu, Jian Wang Tags: Radiologic Pathologic Correlation Source Type: research