Naidu Aparna, Lerman Mark A
Texas A&M Health Science Center-Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
Head Neck Pathol. 2011 Sep;5(3):276-80. doi: 10.1007/s12105-011-0289-4. Epub 2011 Aug 23.
Intraoral nodular nodular fasciitis is a rare entity that is important to recognize because it may simulate a malignancy clinically and histologically. The rapid growth and high mitotic index seen in nodular fasciitis may suggest a malignant neoplastic process, but it is generally considered to be a benign reactive proliferation. Recognizing the unique histologic features of nodular fasciitis is important to avoid a possible misdiagnosis as a malignancy, leading to unnecessary further treatment.
口腔内结节性筋膜炎是一种罕见的病变,因其在临床和组织学上可能类似恶性肿瘤,所以识别它很重要。结节性筋膜炎中可见的快速生长和高有丝分裂指数可能提示恶性肿瘤性过程,但它通常被认为是一种良性反应性增生。认识结节性筋膜炎独特的组织学特征对于避免可能误诊为恶性肿瘤从而导致不必要的进一步治疗很重要。