title: [Cranial fasciitis: a case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Cranial fasciitis is an uncommon, rapidly-growing, benign, non-tumoural, myofibroblastic lesion of the skull, found mainly among young children in their first year of life. It is histologically similar to nodular fasciitis and pseudosarcomatous fasciitis. It may mimic more aggressive pathologies, such as sarcomatosis or histiocytosis, due to its rapid, nodular growth in subcutaneous tissue. Complete resection is considered curative and, therefore, entails a low risk of metastases or malignant recurrences. We present the clinical, radiological and pathological findings in a 4-year-old boy with cranial fasciitis in the deep, subcutaneous, soft tissue, with erosion of the outer table of the cranium, which also produced periosteal reaction, while respecting the inner table and meninges. The objective of this article is to highlight the absence of radiotherapeutic or chemotherapeutic adjuvant treatment. In addition, an exhaustive review of the literature is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Electronic address: gonzalezgarcialaura@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: González-García
authors.forename: Bienvenido
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ros-López
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weil-Lara
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pérez-da Rosa
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Páez
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Medina-Imbroda
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Romero-Moreno
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin-Gallego
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Arráez-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002812:Chondroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000473:pathology; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058628:Myofibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers