title: Cranial fasciitis of childhood.
abstract: Cranial fasciitis is a benign fibroblastic tumor of the skull found almost exclusively in young children. It is histologically identical to nodular fasciitis. We present the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings of a 7-month-old male infant with cranial fasciitis of the skull. Herein, we include the first description of this entity's diffusion-weighted imaging appearance. Although rare, cranial fasciitis can mimic more aggressive processes both clinically and radiographically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC 27559, USA.
authors.forename: Harold F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Keyserling
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: J Keith
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed