The skull in chronic sarcoidosis.
A report of a 63 year old woman with giant osteolytic skull lesions simulating metastatic disease, and generalized cutaneous lesions is presented. Biopsy of a skin lesion revealed non-caseating granulomas compatible with sarcoidosis. The literature dealing with calvarial sarcoidosis is reviewed.
Landsberger
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Department of Medicine B, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Rav'e
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Friedman
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D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*