title: Unusual tumours of the skull and skull base: a pictorial essay.
abstract: Six unusual tumours of the skull and skull base are illustrated in this pictorial essay; for three of the tumours, both magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography were performed preoperatively. These two imaging modalities can provide complementary information in the preoperative evaluation of unusual tumours of the skull and skull base.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Quint
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Devaney
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002648:Child; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed