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Nodular fasciitis in finger simulating soft tissue malignancy Please cite this article as: Pitta GBB, dos Santos TFA, dos Santos FTA, da Costa Filho EM. Síndrome compartimental pós-fratura de platôtibial. Rev Bras Ortop. 2014;49:86–88. ,☆☆ ☆☆ Study conducted at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Nodular fasciitis (NF) is a rare fibroblastic proliferative lesion, characterized clinically as a solitary mass of hardened and slightly painful on palpation, fast growing and no gender preference. The objective of this study is to report the case of a patient with NF in third finger of left hand, describe the findings of plain radiography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and correlate with the literature. Since the diagnosis of NF is a challenge, being necessary to conciliate the clinical, radiological and pathological.

Fasciitis/radiography; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Soft tissue neoplasms


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