Nodular fasciitis – low magnification

Well-demarcated subcutaneous nodule with a myxoid stroma
Positive for vimentin, actin, and CD68
Nodular fasciitis – high magnification


LEGEND
- Proliferation of broad spindle-shaped or stellate fibroblasts without atypia
Proliferation of small vessels with some lymphocytes and extravasated red blood cells (“tissue culture pattern”)
- Spindle cells in the pale stroma may resemble a “feathery” appearance
Frequent mitoses

