nodular fasciitis

nodular fasciitis
a benign reactive proliferation of fibroblasts occurring as a rapidly growing nodular mass in the subcutaneous or deep somatic tissues, particularly of the upper limbs, usually in young adults or adults; histologically it closely resembles sarcoma. The term is sometimes used broadly to encompass variant forms such as proliferative fasciitis. Called also pseudosarcomatous f.

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