Pediatric Cranial Fasciitis: Discussion of Cases and Systematic Review of the Literature.

Pediatric Cranial Fasciitis: Discussion of Cases and Systematic Review of the Literature.

World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 08;:

Authors: Alshareef M, Klapthor G, Alshareef A, Almadidy Z, Wright Z, Infinger L, Eskandari R

Abstract
Cranial fasciitis is a rare benign mass that typically presents in pediatric patients from 3 weeks to 6 years of age. It is classified as a subset of nodular fasciitis that was first described in the literature in 1980. We describe the case of a 13-month-old female with a history of accidental head trauma 7 months prior to presentation and the case of a 5-month-old female with an expansile skull lesion. A systematic review of the literature on cranial fasciitis is also reported including a total of 57 published articles with 80 unique cases. The most common causes for this lesion were idiopathic (65%), blunt trauma (14%) and radiation therapy (7%). We describe presenting characteristics including a first time account of gender differences at presentation as well as treatment modalities described in the literature and implications as it relates to recurrence rates.

PMID: 30743035 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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