Intravascular fasciitis: a case report of an intraoral location.
Nodular fasciitis is a benign reactive fibroblastic proliferation which usually arises from the superficial or deep fascia of the extremities and trunk. In 1981 a distinct variant, intravascular fasciitis (IVF), was reported which possessed the same clinical and histological features of more ordinary forms of nodular fasciitis but, in addition, had a striking involvement of associated arteries and/or veins. A case of intraoral IVF is presented and its clinical and histologic features are compared with those of IVF found elsewhere in the body. A brief discussion of etiology and differential diagnostic considerations is also included.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology