Ossifying fasciitis of the nose

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1997 Aug;37(2 Pt 2):357-61.

Abstract

A case of ossifying fasciitis in a 22-year-old woman is described. The lesion, which appeared suddenly, was located on the tip of the nose. Histologically the lesion contained spindle-shaped myofibroblastic cells, trabeculae of woven bone rimmed by plump osteoblasts within a myxoid stroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fasciitis / diagnosis*
  • Fasciitis / pathology
  • Fasciitis / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Nose / pathology
  • Nose / surgery
  • Nose Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nose Diseases / pathology
  • Nose Diseases / surgery
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / diagnosis*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery