title: Aneurysmal bone cyst of the occipital bone: case report.
abstract: A 21-year-old male with a painful, expanding mass in the occipital bone was operated on. The clinical findings were suggestive of a malignant tumor. However, appearance and histological examination of the operative specimen identified it as being an aneurysmal bone cyst, a rather rare nonneoplastic lesion of unknown origin. Besides demonstration of the case, a review of the relevant literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pécs Medical School, Hungary.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dávid
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Illés
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed