Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4116334 | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryCranial fasciitis is a rare benign tumour involving tissues in proximity to the skull that arises in children, predominantly male. As in the case presented here in a 2.5-year-old boy, it causes symptoms secondary to mass effect. This unusual presentation as an ethmoid mass presented at the medial canthus causing proptosis and epiphora. Whilst referred to sometimes as a pseudosarcoma due to its rapid growth and histological appearance, it is in fact a distinct benign lesion that is successfully treated by excision.
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Authors
Matthew Clark, Chris Milford,