Korean J Dermatol.
2002 Feb;40(2):197-199.
A Case of Nodular Fasciitis Showing Keloid-like Histological Features
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. derm@www.amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
- Nodular fasciitis is a reactive myofibroblastic proliferative lesion and is frequently misdiagnosed as a sarcoma. Histopathologically, nodular fasciitis can be grouped into three subtypes based on their relation with the fascia: subcutaneous, fascial, intramuscular. The subcutaneous type is the most common type. Its histological appearance is quite variable, with lesions ranging from highly cellular "pseudosarcomatous" to myxoid proliferations, to hyalinized tumefactions with keloid-like strands of collagen. Herein we report a case of subcutaneous nodular fasciitis showing keloid-like, hylainized, and thickened collagenous change.
