Cranio-spinal fasciitis in infancy.
Two infants with very large, rapidly growing vascular tumours of the back are presented, one in the occipital region and one in region of the lumbo sacral spine. In both, malignant soft tissue tumours were diagnosed on clinical grounds. Histological examination of both tumours showed them to be benign and the difficulty of histopathological assessment is discussed. Both tumours were totally excised, with difficulty, and the follow-up studies confirm the benign nature of the tumours.
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008026:Ligation; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*