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Congenital cranial fasciitis--''watch and wait'' or early intervention.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17542877     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cranial fasciitis is a rare variant of nodular fasciitis of childhood, a benign condition cured by surgical excision. Recently, spontaneous involution has been reported and a ''watch and wait'' approach was recommended. We report an instance of a congenital cranial fasciitis that grew rapidly during a 10-month follow-up after fine needle aspiration and incisional biopsy. Conservative surgical excision was curative with no recurrence over a follow-up period of 4 years. Therefore, we recommend that early excision may be necessary in lieu of a ''watch and wait'' approach for large, rapidly growing cranial fasciitis.
Authors:
Chang-Keun Oh; So-Min Whang; Byoung-Gyun Kim; Hyun-Chang Ko; Chang-Hoon Lee; Hak Jin Kim; Yong Woo Kim; Kyung-Sool Kwon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric dermatology     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0736-8046     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr Dermatol     Publication Date:    2007 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-04     Completed Date:  2007-07-31     Revised Date:  2009-03-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406799     Medline TA:  Pediatr Dermatol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  263-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. ckoh@pusan.ac.kr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Fasciitis / congenital*,  pathology,  surgery*
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Parents
Skull / pathology,  surgery*
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray
Treatment Refusal

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