title: Diagnosis and treatment of ossified cephalhematoma.
abstract: Ossified cephalhematoma is a rare clinical entity. Even though cephalhematoma is frequently encountered, ossified cephalhematoma occurs only sporadically. We report a 13-week-old boy who was admitted to neurosurgery clinic with deformity of the skull. A plain skull radiograph showed radiolucent areas in the right parietal region. CT scan of the head showed thickened right parietal bone and a low-density lesion between bony layers. 3D CT of the skull showed bony protrusion of the right parietal bone. A cosmetic surgical procedure was performed for the patient, and biopsy of the bony lesion confirmed ossified cephalhematoma. We discuss diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of ossified cephalhematoma.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Clinic, Ministry of Health, Sevket Yilmaz Research and Training Hospital, Yildirim, Bursa, Turkey. guclubulent@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guclu
authors.forename: Ulviye
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yalcinkaya
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Utku
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Adilay
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ekici
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed