Radiopathological evaluation of primary malignant skull tumors: a review.
Skull tumors comprise a wide variety of entities, ranging from chronic inflammatory disease to primary and secondary neoplasms. There is no valid incidence or data about the incidence of skull tumors in general. Primary malignant skull tumors are rare, with most articles reporting single cases. We would discuss some of the frequent tumors in this group and review of the literature for the same.
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. kirang.585@googlemail.com
Kiran
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Gangadhar
Deepa
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Santhosh
D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002817:Chordoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed