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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133(8):841.

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Diagnosis: Nodular fasciitis of the medial canthus simulating dacryocystitis

Nodular fasciitis, also known as nodular fibrositis, pseudosarcomatous fasciitis, or subcutaneous pseudosarcomatous fibromatosis, is a benign, reactive process that most commonly affects the upper extremities and the trunk, followed by the head and neck area.¹ Patients usually present with a few weeks' history of a rapidly growing mass that may be painful.¹ Nodular fasciitis is less common in the orbit and its adnexae.^2-3 We report a case of nodular fasciitis of the medial canthal area that presented with epiphora and pseudodacryocystitis.

A search of MEDLINE and PubMed databases from 1966 to the present revealed that cases of ocular nodular fasciitis are distributed over all age groups (age range, 1-81 years), with the highest frequency occurring in patients younger than 10 years. The condition is also more common in females (female to male ratio, 1.5:1.0). To our knowledge, 29 cases of ocular nodular fasciitis have been reported in the literature to . . . [Full Text of this Article]