Nodular fasciitis.
The case of a highly unusual lesion present in the mandibular area is reported. Operative intervention was successful, and healing was uneventful. The pathologic diagnosis was difficult to make because of the nature of the lesion.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003239:Connective Tissue Cells; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005205:Fascia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*