Cranial fasciitis presenting as a frontonasal mass.
We report the unusual case of a newborn baby with cranial fasciitis of the frontonasal area. Herein, we present the clinical, pathologic, and radiologic findings of a male neonate with cranial fasciitis of the skull. Cranial fasciitis is a benign fibroblastic tumor related to nodular fasciitis, but it has a predilection for the scalp of children. One case has been described in neonates (Neurosurgery. 2001;48:430-435).
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Liezl Ester
LE
Plastic Surgery Department, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. liezldutoit@hotmail.com
Zuhlke
Alexander Z
AZ
Graewe
Frank R
FR
D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery