Publication: Cervical Lymphadenitis Due to Nodular Fasciitis in a Child
Date
2014
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 141 - 143
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Nodular fasciitis is a benign, reactive proliferation of fibroblasts in the subcutaneous tissues. It usually affects the trunk and upper extremities, and rarely the head and neck region of young adults. It is rare among children and the histologic findings may incorrectly suggest malignant lesions. We describe a two-year-old girl that referred to our clinic with complaints of fever and swelling on the right side of neck and diagnosed as lymphadenitis clinically. Cervical lymphadenitis due to nodular fasciitis is a rarity. We emphasize that nodular fasciitis needs to be included in the differential diagnoses of neck lymphadenitis during childhood.
Description
Ali Kanik
Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of pediatrics, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir
Kayi Eliacik
Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of pediatrics, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir
Tolga Ince
Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of pediatrics, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir
Umit Bayol
Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of pathology, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir
Mehmet Helvacı
Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of pediatrics, Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir
Keywords
Nodular fasciitis, neck, lymphadenitis, childhood
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i2.9548