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  • Title: MR imaging features and a redefinition of the classification system for nodular fasciitis.
    Author: Wu SY, Zhao J, Chen HY, Hu MM, Zheng YY, Min JK, Yu RS.
    Journal: Medicine (Baltimore); 2020 Nov 06; 99(45):e22906. PubMed ID: 33157932.
    Abstract:
    To analyze magnetic resonance imaging features of nodular fasciitis and redefine the system for classifying this class of lesions.Twenty-seven patients with nodular fasciitis and 71 patients with other soft tissue lesions who underwent surgery or biopsy were retrospectively analysed. Demographic information, medical history, and magnetic resonance imaging features were collected. Classification of nodular fasciitis was performed based on a redefined system. Comparison between 2 groups was performed with Chi-square or Fisher exact test.For nodular fasciitis, the longest average lesion diameter was 1.87 cm (range, 0.52-5.46 cm), and 40.7% of lesions were located in the upper extremities, while 29.6% were located in the head and neck. Compared with skeletal muscle, most lesions exhibited isointensity on T1-weighted imaging and hyperintensity on T2-weighted imaging, and 45.5% of the lesions exhibited rim enhancement, 40.9% showed obvious homogenous enhancement, while 13.6% showed no enhancement or slight enhancement. The subcutaneous type accounted for 25.9% of cases, the fascial type 25.9%, the intramuscular type 29.6%, and the unclassified type 18.5%. The "fascia tail sign" was more frequently observed in nodular fasciitis than in other soft tissue lesions (P < .001). Nodular fasciitis was slightly more likely to present with the "inverted target sign" and "solar halo sign" than other soft tissue lesions (P > .05). The "cloud sign" only appeared in nodular fasciitis (P < .05).The "fascia tail sign" and "cloud sign" could help differentiate nodular fasciitis from other soft tissue lesions. A new classification may improve understanding about nodular fasciitis.
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