Nodular Fasciitis of External Auditory Canal

Nodular Fasciitis of External Auditory Canal

Nodular fasciitis is a pseudosarcomatous reactive process composed of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, and it is most common in the upper extremities. Nodular fasciitis of the external auditory canal is rare. To the best of our knowledge, less than 20 cases have been reported to date. We present a case of nodular fasciitis arising in the cartilaginous part of the external auditory canal. A 19-ye...

Nodular fasciitis of the external auditory canal extending into post aural region: A case report

External Auditory canal; Nodular fascitis; Excision Abstract Introduction: Nodular fasciitis (NF) is a pseudosarcomatous, self-limiting reactive process composed of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts Due to its rapid-growing nature, the condition is frequently misdiagnosed as malignant lesions. Case report: In this study, we present the case of a young man with an external auditory canal nodular fa...

External auditory canal osteoma.

DESCRIPTION A 40-year-old female patient presented with a progressive hearing loss in her right ear during the last 3 months. She did not have otorrhea or otalgia. She did not report any attack of vertigo or tinnitus. On physical examination, the right external auditory canal (EAC) was completely occluded by a hard mass, which was fixed and covered with wax. Pure tone audiometry revealed a seve...

Nodular Fasciitis

odular fasciitis, also known as infiltrative or pseudosarcomatous fasciitis, is a benign soft tissue tumor of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic differentiation that was first described in 1955 by Konwaler et al.1 The lesion often comes to clinical attention when a patient presents with a rapidly growing, occasionally painful, palpable soft tissue mass.2,3 Although benign and self-limited, nodular fa...

[Nodular fasciitis].