mart-1-antigen and Fasciitis

Nodular fasciitis is a benign pseudosarcomatous, self-limited, and reactive process. Based on its clinical and histological features - a fast-growing, solitary tumor with high cellularity and mitotic count - nodular fasciitis is considered to be a benign mimic of sarcoma.. We present four cases of nodular fasciitis and a review of the literature.. The cases we present were initially misdiagnosed as sarcoma; two as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, one as atypical fibroxanthoma, and one as leiomyosarcoma.. Awareness of this entity among dermatologists is important as misdiagnosis may lead to unnecessary treatments associated with increased morbidity.

Topics: 12E7 Antigen; Actins; Adult; Antigens, CD; Antigens, CD34; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; Fasciitis; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Male; MART-1 Antigen; Middle Aged; Neprilysin; Remission, Spontaneous; Young Adult