Nodular fasciitis as a vascular neck mass.
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چکیده
Nodular fasciitis falls within the benign spectrum of fibrous soft-tissue tumors. We present a case of nodular fasciitis in the supraclavicular fossa in which an unusual angiographic presence of neovascularity is shown.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 17 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996