Calvarial masses of infants and children. A radiological approach.
Children frequently present with asymptomatic head lumps that have been discovered by their parents or by their hairdressers. Other children present with painful lumps or symptoms of intra-cranial masses with calvarial involvement. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of such masses and in subsequent surgical planning. We present a review of the types of lesion that may present in these ways.
Willatt
J M G
JM
Department of Radiology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK. jonwillatt@doctors.org.uk
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D000293:Adolescent; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012886:Skull; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods