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- Title
NODULAR FASCIITIS OF THE UPPER LIP MIMICKING A SARCOMA.
- Authors
Allaire, Guy; Toscano, Marie; Chartier, Suzanne
- Abstract
The article discusses nodular fasciitis of the upper lip in a 39 year old white man. The man in good health noticed a rapidly progressive swelling of his upper lip for which he consulted an otorhinolaryngologist. No pain or other symptoms were mentioned. Physical examination revealed an ill-defined swelling of the upper lip extending In the region under the nose. This mass was hard and fixed to the underlying tissues. There was no ulceration or discoloration of the over-lying skin. Complete blood count, liver enzymes, renal function, sinus and chest x-rays were normal. The patient was submined to an excisional biopsy of the tumor. Histopathologic evaluation revealed an unencapsulated cellular proliferation of spindle-shape or stellate cells extending into the dermal, fat, and muscular layers.
- Subjects
LIPS; NODULAR fasciitis; X-rays; TISSUES; SARCOMA; SYMPTOMS; ULCERS; CELL proliferation
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 1994, Vol 33, Issue 7, p503
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1994.tb02866.x