title: Cranial fasciitis presenting as an external auditory canal mass.
abstract: Cranial fasciitis is a rare benign lesion that develops in childhood. It is considered a subset of nodular fasciitis but occurs selectively in the scalp of children. A review of the world literature revealed only 22 other published cases and no previous reports of a lesion involving the petrous portion of the temporal bone or presenting as a mass in the external auditory canal. We report a rare case of cranial fasciitis in the petrous portion of the temporal bone of a neonate and present a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Clapp
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Dodson
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Pickett
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004424:Ear Canal; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010579:Petrous Bone