title: Desmoplastic Fibroma of the Pediatric Cranium: An Aggressive Skull Tumor with Local Recurrence.
abstract: Cranial desmoplastic fibroma (DF) is extremely rare and only 20 cases, including only 7 pediatric cases, have been reported previously. We describe the first case of a child with cranial DF that increased in size over a short-term and recurred after resection. The aim of this case report was to discuss the clinical, radiological, and histological characteristics and optimal treatment for this rare and aggressive skull tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tsukuba.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koiso
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muroi
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumura
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology