?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Nodular+Fasciitis+of+Neck+in+Childhood.&rft.creator=Varshney%2C+S&rft.creator=Bhagat%2C+S&rft.creator=Bist%2C+SS&rft.creator=Mishra%2C+S&rft.creator=Shirazi%2C+N&rft.creator=Agarwal%2C+N&rft.creator=Kabdwal%2C+N&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Nodular+fasciitis%2C+is+a+benign%2C+pseudo+sarcomatous+proliferative+lesion+of+the+soft+tissue%2C+which+is+frequently+misinterpreted+as+sarcoma%2C+both+clinically+and+microscopically.+It+is+a+reactive+lesion+composed+of+fibroblasts%2Fmyofibroblasts+and+most+commonly+found+in+extremities+and+trunk.+NF+has+been+described+in+the+head+and+neck+region+in+10-20%25+of+cases.+Many+pathologists+do+not+consider+NF+in+the+differential+diagnosis+of+soft+tissue+masses+arising+in+the+Head+neck+region.+NF+that+occurs+in+otherwise+healthy+individuals+usually+presents+with+a+history+of+rapid+growth%2C+and+is+commonly+found+in+the+upper+extremities+and+on+the+chest+and+trunk.+The+importance+of+otolaryngologists+being+aware+of+the+existence+of+this+entity+in+this+area+of+the+body+is+stressed.+It+has+a+confirmed+perfectly+benign+clinical+course%2C+and+simple+excision%2C+as+tissue-sparing+as+possible%2C+is+the+treatment+of+choice.+A+case+of+NF+over+the+neck+in+a+05-year-old+female+not+associated+with+trauma+who+presented+with+a+localized+mass+over+her+left+neck+is+presented.+&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-01-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8942%2F1%2F2012-4-13.pdf&rft.identifier=++Varshney%2C+S+and+Bhagat%2C+S+and+Bist%2C+SS+and+Mishra%2C+S+and+Shirazi%2C+N+and+Agarwal%2C+N+and+Kabdwal%2C+N++(2013)+Nodular+Fasciitis+of+Neck+in+Childhood.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8942%2F<script src='//archive-bar.soton.ac.uk/archive-bar.js'></script>