Oral nodular fasciitis: Report of a case of the buccal mucosa

Received 6 October 2009; accepted 23 April 2010. published online 07 June 2010.
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Summary

Nodular fasciitis is a benign, reactive, proliferative spindle-cell lesion, usually located at the subcutaneous tissues or muscle fascia. Clinically, it manifests as a soft-tissue mass with well-defined margins and fixed to the adjacent structures. Because of its rapid growth rate, rich cellularity and relatively high mitotic activity, nodular fasciitis is sometimes misdiagnosed as a sarcoma. Accurate diagnosis is based only on histopathological examination. A rare case of nodular fasciitis of the buccal mucosa in a 50-year-old female patient is presented.

Keywords: nodular fasciitis, oral cavity, pathology

1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. C. Alexandridis), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. Dr. R. Schmelzeisen), Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany

3 Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology (Head: Prof. Dr. A. Sklavounou), Faculty of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

M. Leventis, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Athens, 5 Makrinitsas Street, 11522 Athens, Greece. Tel./Fax: +30 2106424400.

PII: S1010-5182(10)00104-6

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2010.04.014