Journal of the Korean Radiological Society  2006;55(6):623-627

doi:10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.6.623

Nodular Fasciitis on the Nasolabial Fold in a 5-month-old Infant: A Case Report.

Kyung Sik AHN 1 ; Bo Kyung JE ; Young Sik KIM ; Taik Kun KIM ; Baek Hyun KIM ; Sang Hoon CHA

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Keywords

Neoplasms, in infants and children; Soft tissues, neoplasms; Fasciitis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

We report the case of a 5-month-old infant with a rapidly growing mass on the right nasolabial fold; to our knowledge, this is the youngest infant diagnosed with nodular fasciitis in the literature. Based on the anatomic location, this was a subcutaneous type of nodular fasciitis and it had a mixed cellular and fibrous histologic composition, which is rare in infancy. Here we present periodic ultrasonographic images and MR images, as well as a detailed comparison of the pathologic and radiologic findings.