title: Fine needle aspiration in nodular fasciitis of the face.
abstract: Nodular fasciitis (NF) appears typically as a rapidly growing solitary mass which is most commonly located on the extremities, followed by the trunk and then the head and neck. NF is often suitable for fine needle aspiration (FNA), but few reports of NF diagnosed cytologically have been published. The purpose of this paper is to describe FNA cytology in three cases of nodular fasciitis. All three cases were located on the face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Department of Otolaryngology, Borås Hospital, SE-501 82 Borås, Sweden. janusz.matusik@vgregion.se
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matusik
authors.forename: Agne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiberg
authors.forename: Juraj
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sloboda
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin