Nodular fasciitis in a one-year old male: A diagnostic dilemma.

Author: Adrian F FERNANDO ¹ ; Antonio H CHUA ² ; Lily L SIA-VARGAS ¹
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1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila, NCR, Philippines
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila, NCR, Philippines;Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery , Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Manila, Metro Manila, NCR, Philippines
Publication Type:Case report
Keywords: 1 Yea OldSupra-auricular MassNodular FasciitisFine-needle Aspiration CytologyFnacHigh Resolution Computed TomographyHrctHistopathologic Findings
MeSH: Human; Male; Infant; Diagnosis; Sarcoma; Head And Neck Neoplasms; Anti-bacterial Agents-therapeutic Use; Biopsy, Fine-needle; Tomography Scanners, X-ray Computed; Myofibroblastic Soft Tissue Tumor
From: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2010;25(2):27-31
CountryPhilippines
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To present a rare case of nodular faciitis as a supra-auricular mass

METHODS:
Design: Case Report
Setting: Private Tertiary University Hospital
Patient: One

RESULTS: A one-year old boy presented with an initially painless, left supra-auricular mass that rapidly enlarge from