Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

A Unique Case of Nodular Fasciitis in the Submandibular Gland Mimicking Pleomorphic Adenoma

Itay Chen^1*, Daria Kozlova², Geoffrey Pollack¹ and Jean-Yves Sichel¹

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
²Pathology Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

^*Correspondance to: Itay Chen 

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Abstract

We present a case of a 29-year-old woman with rapid enlargement of her submandibular gland over a 6-month period. After imaging and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) a probable diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma was made. Excision was performed. The histopathological report diagnosed the tumor as nodular fasciitis. Nodular fasciitis is a rare entity responsible for 0.0025% of tumors in the head and neck. It is especially rare in the salivary glands and to our knowledge; there has been no report in the literature of nodular fasciitis infiltrating the submandibular gland. In this paper we will discuss the histology and imaging of NF in the submandibular gland and its resemblance to pleomorphic adenoma.

Citation:

Chen I, Kozlova D, Pollack G, Sichel J-Y. A Unique Case of Nodular Fasciitis in the Submandibular Gland Mimicking Pleomorphic Adenoma. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;1(1):1002.