Sarcomatous degeneration of Paget disease in the skull.
Two cases of Paget disease complicated by sarcomatous degeneration in the skull are presented. The bony disarray of underlying Paget disease of the skull may mask the cortical destruction produced by a developing sarcoma. The role of computerized tomography in the early detection of malignant change is stressed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed