Proliferative Fasciitis of the Hand in a Nine-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Proliferative fasciitis (PF) of the hand is a rare condition, which typically occurs in adulthood. To date, only two dozen cases of PF have been reported in children. This benign condition can mimic malignant soft tissue tumors such as soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of histopathologically co...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-01, Vol.12 (1), p.e6763
Main Authors: Preziosi, Marco, De Saint Aubain, Nicolas, Aparisi Gómez, Maria P, Simoni, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Case reports
Children & youth
Edema
Inflammation
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mutation
Pediatrics
Questioning
Radiology
Sarcoma
Tendons
Trauma
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Proliferative fasciitis (PF) of the hand is a rare condition, which typically occurs in adulthood. To date, only two dozen cases of PF have been reported in children. This benign condition can mimic malignant soft tissue tumors such as soft tissue sarcoma. We present a case of histopathologically confirmed PF of the fifth right finger in a nine-year-old girl, along with the imaging workup. We also provide a review of the previous literature on PF in children.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.6763