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Parotid Gland Nodular Fasciitis

MedGen UID:
1747925
•Concept ID:
C5420339
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A self-limiting, rapidly growing, non-encapsulated benign neoplasm that arises from the parotid gland. It is composed of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParotid Gland Nodular Fasciitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Unexpected pathologies in pediatric parotid lesions: management paradigms revisited.
Jaryszak EM, Shah RK, Bauman NM, Howell RJ, Rossi CT, Preciado DA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Apr;75(4):558-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.019. PMID: 21316113

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nodular fasciitis of the parotid gland engulfing the facial nerve: a conservative approach.
Bennett S, Hutson K, Ajayi O, Hilger A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Oct 18;12(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231203. PMID: 31630128Free PMC Article
Nodular fasciitis of the parotid gland: A challenging diagnosis on FNA.
Allison DB, VandenBussche CJ, Rooper LM, Wakely PE, Rossi ED, Faquin WC, Ali SZ
Cancer Cytopathol 2018 Oct;126(10):872-880. Epub 2018 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22049. PMID: 30311731
Unexpected pathologies in pediatric parotid lesions: management paradigms revisited.
Jaryszak EM, Shah RK, Bauman NM, Howell RJ, Rossi CT, Preciado DA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Apr;75(4):558-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.019. PMID: 21316113
Tumefactive fibro-inflammatory lesions of the head and neck.
Wold LE, Weiland LH
Am J Surg Pathol 1983 Jul;7(5):477-82. doi: 10.1097/00000478-198307000-00010. PMID: 6614311

Diagnosis

Nodular fasciitis of the parotid gland engulfing the facial nerve: a conservative approach.
Bennett S, Hutson K, Ajayi O, Hilger A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Oct 18;12(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231203. PMID: 31630128Free PMC Article
Nodular fasciitis of the parotid gland: A challenging diagnosis on FNA.
Allison DB, VandenBussche CJ, Rooper LM, Wakely PE, Rossi ED, Faquin WC, Ali SZ
Cancer Cytopathol 2018 Oct;126(10):872-880. Epub 2018 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22049. PMID: 30311731
Nodular fasciitis in the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature.
Peng WX, Kudo M, Yamamoto T, Inai S, Fujii T, Teduka K, Kawahara K, Naito Z
Diagn Cytopathol 2013 Sep;41(9):829-33. Epub 2013 Jun 8 doi: 10.1002/dc.22983. PMID: 23749727
Case report: nodular fasciitis of the parotid region.
Hidir Y, Arslan HH, Gunhan O, Satar B
J Laryngol Otol 2011 Dec;125(12):1312-4. Epub 2011 Sep 5 doi: 10.1017/S0022215111002210. PMID: 21888742
Intraparotid nodular fasciitis.
Fischer JR, Abdul-Karim FW, Robinson RA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1989 Nov;113(11):1276-8. PMID: 2818150

Therapy

Nodular fasciitis presenting as a parotid tumour after face lifting.
Hwang K, Lee DK, Lee SI
Br J Plast Surg 2000 Jun;53(4):345-7. doi: 10.1054/bjps.1999.3286. PMID: 10876263

Prognosis

Nodular fasciitis of the parotid gland: A challenging diagnosis on FNA.
Allison DB, VandenBussche CJ, Rooper LM, Wakely PE, Rossi ED, Faquin WC, Ali SZ
Cancer Cytopathol 2018 Oct;126(10):872-880. Epub 2018 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22049. PMID: 30311731
Parotid gland solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and clinicopathologic review of 22 cases from the literature.
Bauer JL, Miklos AZ, Thompson LD
Head Neck Pathol 2012 Mar;6(1):21-31. Epub 2011 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s12105-011-0305-8. PMID: 22002440Free PMC Article
Unexpected pathologies in pediatric parotid lesions: management paradigms revisited.
Jaryszak EM, Shah RK, Bauman NM, Howell RJ, Rossi CT, Preciado DA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2011 Apr;75(4):558-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.019. PMID: 21316113

Clinical prediction guides

Nodular fasciitis in the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature.
Peng WX, Kudo M, Yamamoto T, Inai S, Fujii T, Teduka K, Kawahara K, Naito Z
Diagn Cytopathol 2013 Sep;41(9):829-33. Epub 2013 Jun 8 doi: 10.1002/dc.22983. PMID: 23749727
Rapidly growing intraparotid mass in a young child.
D'Antonio A, Paolella G, Zeppa P
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Jul;23(4):e305-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182541db4. PMID: 22801161
Case report: nodular fasciitis of the parotid region.
Hidir Y, Arslan HH, Gunhan O, Satar B
J Laryngol Otol 2011 Dec;125(12):1312-4. Epub 2011 Sep 5 doi: 10.1017/S0022215111002210. PMID: 21888742

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