Pediatric nodular fasciitis at the roof of the optic canal causing decreased vision: case report and review of the literature

Nodular fasciitis in cervicofacial region: a rare case description and literature review

“…In 14 of the 166 cases, previous traumas have been recognized as an aetiopathogenic cause 9,11,[18][19][20][21] and, in 8 cases, the authors have reported a surrounding tissues infiltration. 4,9,14,[22][23][24][25][26] Considering the onset time, the literature shows greatly heterogeneous data relating to the age at the first presentation of the symptoms, from a minimum age of 4 months to a maximum age of 82 years, with a mean age of presentation of 33.54 years. In 3 papers out of 53, the authors did not specify the onset time.…”

“…35 A total of 151 patients were asymptomatic, 3 suffered from pain 36 and 11 suffered from accessory symptoms, like diplopia, blurred vision, trismus, dyspnoea, proptosis, fever, masticatory deficiency and otorrhoea. 2,4,19,26,31,33,[36][37][38][39][40] The nodular fasciitis localization can be ubiquitous but certain regions are more frequently involved. The neck region is the most common site (53 cases out of 166, 32%) followed by the cheek region (22 cases, 13%), parotid gland (17 cases, 10%) and orbital region (14 cases, 9%).…”

“…In 14 out of the 53 articles, the authors specified the nodular fasciitis subtype identifying: 5 cases of subcutaneous fasciitis, 7,10,27–29 4 cases of cranial fasciitis, 14,22,23,30,31 3 cases of intravascular fasciitis, 8,32,33 1 case of periosteal fasciitis 34 and 1 case of subepithelial myxoid fasciitis 35 . A total of 151 patients were asymptomatic, 3 suffered from pain 36 and 11 suffered from accessory symptoms, like diplopia, blurred vision, trismus, dyspnoea, proptosis, fever, masticatory deficiency and otorrhoea 2,4,19,26,31,33,36–40 …”

“…The nodular fasciitis diagnosis was generally based on a CT scan, sometimes associated with an MRI scan, ultrasound image and/or incisional biopsy. The gold standard therapy is surgical resection as documented by the literature 1,2,5–59 . In five cases, the authors preferred a wait‐and‐see approach, 3,11,60,61 while in another seven cases, the authors reported a spontaneous regression of the pathology 42 .…”

Intratracheal Nodular Fasciitis: a Rare Lesion Case Report

“…NF commonly appears rapid growth. The most common sites are the upper limbs [2], trunk [3], head [4] and neck [5]. Sometimes, such as salivary glands [6], breast [7], mesentery [8], and vulva [9] may be involved where were unusual locations.…”