title: Nodular fasciitis of the orbit diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. A case report.
abstract: Nodular fasciitis is a common lesion in the head and neck area in the pediatric population. In adults the extremities are the favored location. A 10-year-old girl developed a rapidly growing orbital mass that resulted in medial deviation of the eyeglobe. Clinical diagnosis was a malignant neoplasm, probably rhabdomyosarcoma. A fine needle aspiration biopsy yielded a preoperative diagnosis of nodular fasciitis. The patient underwent surgical resection and had histologic confirmation of the cytologic diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Kaw
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cuesta
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002455:Cell Division; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology