Recurrent cranial fibroblastic neoplasm in a male adolescent: case report and review of the literature

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Jul;64(7):949-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.11.021. Epub 2010 Dec 31.

Abstract

Paediatric fibroblastic tumours are rare neoplasms, of which cranial fasciitis is the most common. We present a case of a male 7-year-old suffering from a cranial tumour preceded by a mild trauma. The tumour recurred despite radical resection within 8 months. Histologically, neither tumour could be classified as any published pathological entity. Both lesions were described as cellular fibroblastic neoplasms; in addition, the recurrent tumour featured a prominent myxoid matrix. In the 12 months following resection of the second tumour, no further disease recurrence has occurred.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Fibroblasts / pathology*
  • Fibroma / pathology*
  • Fibroma / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Rare Diseases
  • Skull Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skull Neoplasms / surgery