title: Cranial fasciitis: a rare pediatric non-neoplastic lesion with 14-year follow up.
abstract: Cranial fasciitis is a fibroblastic lesion found in the cranium of children three weeks to six years of age. It most commonly manifests as a solitary, rapid growing mass on the scalp with frequent involvement of underlying bone and occasional intracranial expansion. Patients with cranial fasciitis may present with a wide range of associated symptoms. Otologic symptoms such as otalgia, otorrhea, hearing loss and middle ear effusion are not frequently encountered. We present a case of cranial fasciitis with intracranial involvement and associated otologic symptoms in a four year old boy with subsequent follow up 14 years later.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecavalier
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Lauren N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.affiliation: Division of Anatomical Pathology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Fergall
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Poskitt
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address: fkozak@cw.bc.ca.
authors.forename: Frederick K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Kozak
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed