title: Nodular fasciitis of the auricle: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nodular fasciitis is described as a benign reactive proliferation of myofibroblasts. Due to its rapid-growing nature, a precise clinical diagnosis is difficult and the condition is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, we present the case of a young woman with an auricular nodular fasciitis as an example of one of the rarest sites of this tumor. The patient underwent an excision of the lesion under general anesthesia. The literature choices for treatment include complete excision, partial excision, or intralesional injection of steroids. Due to its associated local discomfort, and in order to exclude other differential diagnosis, we recommend a complete surgical excision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Auricular nodular fasciitis is a rare lesion. Due to its associated local discomfort, and in order to exclude other differential diagnosis, we recommend a complete surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Sinus and Surgical Endoscopic Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran .
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Majidi
authors.forename: Amir Hossein
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Jafarian
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irani
keywords: Ear; Ear Auricle; Excision; Nodular Fasciitis