title: Nodular fasciitis of the hand: a case report.
abstract: Nodular fasciitis is a benign, reactive fibroblastic soft tissue tumor. Involvement of the hand is exceedingly rare. A case of nodular fasciitis involving the dominant hand of a 38-year-old woman is reviewed, and its clinicopathologic features are presented. Because of its rapid growth and aggressive histologic appearance, nodular fasciitis can be mistaken for a soft tissue sarcoma, despite its benign clinical behavior. For this reason, aggressive surgical resection should be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Beredjiklian
authors.forename: P Z
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Wirganowicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013933:Thumb / Q000473:pathology