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

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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.

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.

Keyword

Cranial fasciitis; Midface; Nodular fasciitis; Spindle cell

MeSH Terms

Child, Preschool
Fasciitis*
Female
Humans
Scalp
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