Computed tomography of lambdoid calvarial defect in neurofibromatosis. A case report.
A patient with neurofibromatosis is reported in whom cranial computed tomography (CT) revealed a calvarial defect with an associated soft-tissue mass in the region of the left lambdoid suture. This defect has been the subject of several previous reports, having been demonstrated by means of conventional skull radiography. It should be included in the differential diagnosis when a lytic calvarial lesion is found on CT.
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed