Ossifying fasciitis of the nose.
A case of ossifying fasciitis in a 22-year-old woman is described. The lesion, which appeared suddenly, was located on the tip of the nose. Histologically the lesion contained spindle-shaped myofibroblastic cells, trabeculae of woven bone rimmed by plump osteoblasts within a myxoid stroma.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Giustini
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Barduagni
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Silipo
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Bosman
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Calvieri
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D000328:Adult; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery