ABSTRACT
Nodular fasciitis is a benign tumor, resulting from reactive proliferation composed of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic cells. Due to its rapid growth and high cellularity it may be mistaken for sarcoma. Despite the possibility of spontaneous regression, excision is the treatment of choice. A 24-year-old female patient presented with a nodule on the zygomatic region with 3 months of evolution. Excisional biopsy was performed. Histopathological examination associated with immunohistochemical markers HHF35, AML and Ki-67 allowed diagnostic confirmation. The main relevance of the case presented is its rare location, suggesting its inclusion among the differential diagnoses of tumor lesions on the face.
Subject(s)
Facial Dermatoses/pathology , Fasciitis/pathology , Biopsy , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Sarcoma/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Young Adult , ZygomaABSTRACT
Nodular fasciitis is a benign tumor, resulting from reactive proliferation composed of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic cells. Due to its rapid growth and high cellularity it may be mistaken for sarcoma. Despite the possibility of spontaneous regression, excision is the treatment of choice. A 24-year-old female patient presented with a nodule on the zygomatic region with 3 months of evolution. Excisional biopsy was performed. Histopathological examination associated with immunohistochemical markers HHF35, AML and Ki-67 allowed diagnostic confirmation. The main relevance of the case presented is its rare location, suggesting its inclusion among the differential diagnoses of tumor lesions on the face.
A fasciíte nodular é um tumor benigno, decorrente da proliferação reativa de células fibroblásticas ou miofibroblásticas. Pode ser confundida com os sarcomas, devido a seu rápido crescimento e rica celularidade. Apesar da possibilidade da involução espontânea, a excisão é o tratamento de escolha. É apresentada uma paciente de 24 anos, com um nódulo de 3 meses de evolução na região zigomática. Foi realizada biópsia excisional. O exame histopatológico associado à imuno-histoquímica com os marcadores HHF35, AML e Ki-67 permitiram a confirmação diagnóstica. A principal relevância do caso apresentado é sua rara localização, sugerindo a sua inclusão entre os diagnósticos diferenciais das lesões tumorais na face.
Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Young Adult , Facial Dermatoses/pathology , Fasciitis/pathology , Biopsy , Diagnosis, Differential , Sarcoma/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , ZygomaABSTRACT
This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the effect of preoperative chlorhexidine showers on skin colonization and postoperative infection rates associated with plastic surgical procedures involving the trunk. Chlorhexidine showers were effective in reducing skin colonization with coagulase-negative staphylococci and yeasts, but there was no difference in postoperative infection rates.
