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Nodular fasciitis in the submandibular gland
Author(s) -
Jang Eun Jeong,
Park Tae In,
Nam Sang Chul,
Park Ji Young
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20914
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , nodular fasciitis , anatomy , stroma , lesion , parotid gland , nuclear atypia , immunohistochemistry , sternocleidomastoid muscle , submandibular gland
Nodular fasciitis (NF) is a benign, proliferative lesion of myofibroblasts. The most common site of the lesion is in the upper extremities or trunk. NF in the head and neck is next in frequency and is the most common site in infants and children. In adults, NF in the submandibular region is very rare. We report a case of a 53‐year‐old man with a submandibular mass, rapidly growing for 10 days. Cytologic findings revealed a few sheets or clusters of small, uniform spindle cells. The uniform spindle cells had centrally located round to ovoid nucleus, but there were no nuclear atypia and atypical mitosis. There were focally loose stroma but we could not find chondroid or myxoid components. A partial parotidectomy was performed. We describe a case of NF in the submandibular region, adjacent to the parotid gland and review the clinical, cytologic, histologic, and immunohistochemical features of NF. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2008;36:805–808. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.