title: Desmoplastic fibroma of the skull.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma is a primary bone tumour which occurs exceedingly rarely in the cranial bones. We report a histopathologically confirmed example in a 21 year old man with a painless swelling over the sagittal suture. In the light of our experience and reports of previous examples, we review the features of the condition and its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. drkdeniz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ceylan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor