title: Child abuse masquerading as a soft tissue sarcoma.
abstract: Pediatric fasciitides are rare benign lesions that may clinically mimic a malignant sarcoma. Nodular fasciitis, the most common of these fasciitides, rarely occurs in children younger than 5 years of age. Often there is a history of preceding trauma. Herein, we report the case of a 5-month-old boy diagnosed with nodular fasciitis in the setting of nonaccidental trauma.
authors.affiliation: UMass Memorial Healthcare, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strazzula
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greenlaw
authors.forename: Sara O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belazarian
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012782:Shoulder