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Breast Nodular Fasciitis

MedGen UID:: 1782185
•Concept ID:: C5447137
•: Neoplastic Process

Definition

A self-limiting, rapidly growing, non-encapsulated benign neoplasm that arises from the breast. It has been described in both the subcutis and parenchyma of the breast. It occurs most frequently in the upper-outer quadrant. It is composed of fibroblastic/myofibroblastic cells. [from NCI]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVBreast Nodular Fasciitis

Pathological process
- Disease
  - Neoplasm
    - Neoplasm by Special Category
      - Benign neoplasm
        Breast benign neoplasm
        Breast Nodular Fasciitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Low to Intermediate (Borderline) Grade Breast Spindle Cell Lesions on Needle Biopsy: Diagnostic Approach and Clinical Management.

Russell DH, Montgomery EA, Susnik B
Adv Anat Pathol 2022 Sep 1;29(5):309-323. Epub 2022 Jul 12 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000353. PMID: 35838633

Differential Diagnosis of Benign Spindle Cell Lesions.

Magro G
Surg Pathol Clin 2018 Mar;11(1):91-121. Epub 2017 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2017.09.005. PMID: 29413661

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Diagnosis

Nodular fasciitis of the breast: the report of three cases.

Lin W, Bao L
BMC Womens Health 2022 Mar 3;22(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12905-022-01631-2. PMID: 35241055 Free PMC Article

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