Falx myeloid metaplasia in myelofibrosis. A CT demonstration.
Myelofibrosis, known also as myelosclerosis, tends to form myeloid metaplasia in all organs of the body. The nervous system and intracranial structures are rarely involved. A case of myeloid metaplasia in the falx, which caused headache and papilledema, was observed gaining in size on repeated CT scans.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed