Adult growing skull fracture mimicking a skull tumor.
Growing skull fractures (GSF) are rare in adults. We report the case of an adult who was found to have a GSF 50 years after head trauma. This case highlights the need to consider GSFs in the differential diagnosis of adults with intradiploic skull lesions.
Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
J S
JS
Weinberg
P D
PD
LeRoux
D
D
Panasci
H L
HL
Weiner
D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome