Cranial fasciitis: a rare pediatric non-neoplastic lesion with 14-year follow up.

Am J Otolaryngol

Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: May 2015

Cranial fasciitis is a fibroblastic lesion found in the cranium of children three weeks to six years of age. It most commonly manifests as a solitary, rapid growing mass on the scalp with frequent involvement of underlying bone and occasional intracranial expansion. Patients with cranial fasciitis may present with a wide range of associated symptoms. Otologic symptoms such as otalgia, otorrhea, hearing loss and middle ear effusion are not frequently encountered. We present a case of cranial fasciitis with intracranial involvement and associated otologic symptoms in a four year old boy with subsequent follow up 14 years later.

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