Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Sugery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea.
J Thorac Dis. 2014 Jun;6(6):E108-10. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.05.18.
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with a rapid growing mass on his left anterior chest wall. The mass was completely resected, and pathological examination confirmed nodular fasciitis. Benign chest tumors rarely occur in childhood. Nodular fasciitis is a benign proliferation of myofibroblast that is often mimicked by a sarcoma of the soft tissue. Physicians should consider the possibility of nodular fasciitis in chest wall tumors in the pediatric population.
我们报告了一例 16 岁男孩左侧前胸壁快速生长的肿块。肿块完全切除,病理检查证实为结节性筋膜炎。良性胸部肿瘤在儿童中很少见。结节性筋膜炎是一种肌纤维母细胞的良性增生,常被软组织肉瘤所模拟。医生应考虑在儿童人群的胸壁肿瘤中存在结节性筋膜炎的可能性。