Oral Science International  2004;1(2):89-92

Nodular Fasciitis in the Buccal Mucosa

Tetsuro Ikebe ; Yuichi Ogata ; Yasuo Takamune ; Kazutoshi Ota ; Takehisa Obayashi ; Masanori Shinohara

Keywords

nodular fasciitis; oral cavity; immunohistochemistry

Country

Japan

Language

English

Abstract

A case of nodular fasciitis which arose from the buccal submucosal region is reported. One week after an incisional biopsy, the lesion enlarged alarmingly and protruded from the submucosa. Although a sarcoma was suspected because of rapid growth, the diagnosis of the biopsy was nodular fasciitis showing a haphazard arrangement of plump fibroblasts without atypical mitoses. After complete resection, no signs of recurrence were seen.