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- A 16-year-old boy had a rapidly growing mass on his left chest wall, which was completely removed.
- The pathological examination revealed that it was nodular fasciitis, a benign condition, not cancerous.
- Such benign tumors are uncommon in children, so doctors should keep nodular fasciitis in mind when diagnosing chest wall tumors in young patients.
Article Abstract
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with a rapid growing mass on his left anterior chest wall. The mass was completely resected, and pathological examination confirmed nodular fasciitis. Benign chest tumors rarely occur in childhood. Nodular fasciitis is a benign proliferation of myofibroblast that is often mimicked by a sarcoma of the soft tissue. Physicians should consider the possibility of nodular fasciitis in chest wall tumors in the pediatric population.
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