Cranial Fasciitis Presenting as an External Auditory Canal Mass

Cranial Fasciitis in Children: Expanding the Spectrum of USP6 -Associated Clonal Transient Neoplasms

“…Similarly, review of the literature shows that spontaneous regression was identified in 3 previously published cases. 8–10 This peculiar clinical behavior of self-limited myofibroblastic proliferation has been encountered in other entities such as nodular fasciitis and aneurysmal bone cyst. Interestingly, CF, nodular fasciitis, and aneurysmal bone cyst, in addition to sharing frequent USP6 gene rearrangement, display significant histological overlap characterized by a proliferation of bland spindle cells intermixed with inflammatory cells and occasional osteoclast-like giant cells.…”

“…In three patients with STR, the residual tumor spontaneously regressed after 4 months, 6 months, and 2 years, respectively. [8][9][10] The extent of surgery (GTR vs STR) did not significantly affect the outcome. Only 6 patients developed recurrence of the tumor (including one patient 32 with no information about the extent of surgery).…”

A case of cranial fasciitis masquerading as acute mastoiditis

“…3,5,7 Results have been equally effective with an incisional biopsy. 3,5,7 Results have been equally effective with an incisional biopsy.…”

Infantile Cranial Fasciitis: A Clinicopathologic Evaluation

“…The mass expanded rapidly in the first 2 months, after which the size tended to be stable. It was generally not easy to relapse after surgical resection 6. As for the etiology of CF, some people had proposed a hypothesis that fibroblast/myofibroblast reactive proliferation could be promoted after local trauma or brain tumor radiotherapy, thus leading to the formation of CF 7.…”

“…It was generally not easy to relapse after surgical resection. 6 As for the etiology of CF, some people had proposed a hypothesis that fibroblast/myofibroblast reactive proliferation could be promoted after local trauma or brain tumor radiotherapy, thus leading to the formation of CF. 7 Currently, some patients had a history of trauma or birth injury in the reported literature, but most patients had not a history of trauma.…”