Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2015 Nov;58(11):786-792. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2015.58.11.786.
A Case of Cranial Fasciitis in Midface
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kkam97@gmail.com
- 2Department of Otolaryngology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
- KMID: 2129810
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2015.58.11.786
Abstract
- Cranial fasciitis is an uncommon subset of nodular fasciitis composed of spindle cells and myxoid stroma. This is not considered as a true neoplasm, as it occurs mostly in the scalp as a rapidly growing mass accompanied by adjacent bony structure destruction. There are few cases of cranial fasciitis reported in the literature; however, we experienced a case of a 2-year-old girl with swelling of midface. Subtotal resection was performed and the final pathological result confirmed cranial fasciitis. We report this rare case with a review of the literature.
