A welcome surprise: Nodular fasciitis presenting as soft tissue sarcoma

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 316-319

  Wagner, Lars M ^a   Gelfand, Michael J ^a   Laor, Tal ^a   Ryckman, Frederick C ^a   Al Ghawi, Hayma ^a   Bove, Kevin E ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

nodular fasciitis; PET scan; soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FASCIITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOCAL EXCISION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULAR FASCIITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; THORAX WALL TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FASCIITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79955521657     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181e88649     Document Type: Article

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