[Cranial fasciitis of childhood].

OBJECTIVE

To describe the clinical and pathological features of cranial fasciitis of childhood, and to review and compare this case with those of international literature.

METHODS

We report a case of cranial fasciitis of childhood located on the face of a 13-month-old boy. A complete review was performed from the database "Pub Med", looking for the key words "head and neck inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour", "nodular fasciitis", "cranial fasciitis of childhood".

RESULTS

Cranial fasciitis is benign rapidly growing fibroblastic tumour, belonging to the group of nodular fasciitis, and has a predilection for the head and neck region of young children. This tumour is highly cellular and often show striking erosion of bone often misdiagnosed as a sarcoma. Surgery with adequate resection margin is the best treatment. There is no tendency for local recurrence.

CONCLUSION

Positive pathological diagnosis of cranial fasciitis is uncommon and may be difficult.