Table 1: Reported cases of nodular fasciitis in the breast

No. Author Year Sex Age Size (cm) Mammography Ultrasonography Treatment
1 Baba et al. [3] 1978 Female 59 - - - Excised
2 Fritsches and Muller [4] 1983 - 36 3.0 Unspecified Unspecified Excised
3 Torngren et al. [5] 1991 Female 52 1.5 Unspecified Unspecified Excised
4 Stanley et al. [6] 1993 - - 1.5 Unspecified Unspecified Observed
5 Benson et al. [7] 1994 - 44 1.5 Unspecified Unspecified Excised
6 Black et al. [8] 1994 Female 84 3.4 High density mass with micro-lobulated margin - Excised
7 Green et al. [9] 1997 - 61 2.5 Unspecified Unspecified Excised
8 Kontogeorgos et al. [10] 1998 - - - - - -
9 B Mary and A. Maly [11] 2001 Female 15 2.0 Unspecified Unspecified Excised
10 Dahlstorm et al. [12] 2001 Female 38 1.2 High density mass with indistinct margin Hypoechoic lesion with a smooth margin Excised
11 Polat et al. [13] 2002 Female 66 - High dense mass with circumscribed mass Hypoechoic lesion Excised
12 Tulbah et al. [14] 2003 Female 18 - Not performed Not performed Excised
13 Brown and Carty [15] 2005 Female 65 5.5 High density mass with micro-lobulated margin Unspecified Observed
14 Porter et al. [16] 2006 Female 75 - High density mass with micro-lobulated margin - -
15 Porter et al. [16] 2006 Female 52 - - Hypoechoic round lesion with circumscribed margin -
16 Hayashi et al. [17] 2007 Female 41 1.5 High density mass with spiculation Hypoechoic lesion with irregular margin Excised
17 Squillaci et al. [18] 2007 Male 40 3.5 High density mass with spiculation Hypoechoic lesion with irregular margin Excised
18 Ozben et al. [19] 2009 Female 18 0.8 Not performed Hypoechoic lesion Excised
19 Iwatani et al. [20] 2012 Female 25 0.5 High density mass with distortion Hypoechoic lesion with irregular margin Excised
20 Paker et al. [21] 2013 Male 17 1.5 Not performed Not performed Excised
21 Son et al. [22] 2013 Female 41 1.1 High density mass with indistinct margin Hypoechoic lesion with irregular margin Excised
22 Yamamoto et al. [23] 2014 Female 35 1.3 Unspecified Hypoechoic lesion with irregular margin Excised
23 Samardzic et al. [24] 2014 Female 68 5.6 Equal density mass with ill-defined margin Multiloculated complex cystic mass Observed
24 Rhee et al. [25] 2014 Female 43 0.6 Focal asymmetry density Hypoechoic lesion with irregular margin Observed
25 Rhee et al. [25] 2014 Female 32 2.0 Focal asymmetry density Hypoechoic round lesion with indistinct margin Observed