title: Cranial fasciitis of the petrous temporal bone.
abstract: Cranial fasciitis (CF) is a rare benign neoplastic lesion affecting the pericranium and deep fascia of the scalp. We report a case confined to the temporal bone, resembling a malignant destructive lesion. The mass was identified during myringotomy for recurrent unilateral otitis media. Biopsy was consistent with CF, which was partially resected. The patient has remained disease free for 12 months. Due to its rarity, no defined treatment algorithm for CF exists. Despite aggressive features on radiology, they may respond very well to partial resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States. Electronic address: thomasfissenden@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fissenden
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States.
authors.forename: M Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Easley
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States.
authors.forename: Ashkan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monfared
mesh_terms: D005208:Fasciitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed